«By chance, at a turbulent ball. / Amid the excitement and vanity, / I caught sight of you but some mystery / Had veiled your face from me. Your eyes had been full of sadness, / And your voice had an enchanting sound, / Like the sound of a pipe in the distance, / Like a sportful wave on ...»
«Whispering, timid, softly breathing, / trills the nightingale. / Silver brooklet, lazy weaving, / ripples through the vale. Flickering visions, gleams of beauty, / fantasies of grace; / Magic changes gone, returning, / light a loving face. Purple shadows smoothly stealing, / creep ac...»
«So little and so dainty and slender, / Around with me whirling she flies; / So warm are her hands and so tender, / So warm are the stars in her eyes. And yesterday noon, ah, I saw her, / With her red cheeks all ashen and grey; / Asleep and enshrouded in velvet, / They took her and bore ...»
«I will say nothing to you, / I will not disturb you, / I won't dare to hint for the world / What I keep silently saying. The nightly flowers sleep the whole day long, / But only the sun sets behind the hill, / Their petals are slowly opening / And I hear how my heart blossoms forth. An...»