I expected a child,
Yet I received a woman;
A bright girl, beautiful, kind, eager to please-
A little mischievous! -
But perfect-
A dream of a goddess…
A bird came to you
In a green garden of paradise.
An enchanting fairy in white-
Where were your wings?
You slept beside me in our own heaven-
How I longed for you!
The stars of infinity streamed overhead-
How dull beside your eyes!
The moon kissed you as I longed to-
Oh, fortunate Luna!-
And the silver moonlight…
Ah! My Goddess!
What I did, I did for us;
Yet I drove you away instead-
How my heart burned!
Imprisoned, my soul cried out for you;
You turned and looked…
…And were gone.