Tearful against empty heavens 
I again bow to this soil and weep 
As a mute mess of clouds crumbles the light 
Roses of blood, come and dwindle 

These watery eyes from where the tears do fall 
The wounds which no tool can erase 
Minutes long for hours 
Hours yearn for days 
But this night everything is forgotten 

Give me your hand, and my heart is in that hand 
Like yearning did tremble a dream of affection I bear 

O heart be filled with this trembling desire 
All these wounds collected during years in despair 

Give me your hand, and my heart is in that hand 
This infinite gnawing pain 
I have yet to survive