1. Will I see her tomorrow, and forget my sorrow?
Or will fate keep us apart, and break my heart?

2. My heart - if it still beats within my chest -
I had nearly forgotten it, if not for your echo.

3. It would betray me if it passed by,
across the great distance that separates you and I.

4. Life has driven a wedge between us,
so who can help me be early to our tryst?

5. Who can help me reclaim the long years flown?
My tears and my love will have been in vain.

6. I see her and recall I had been near,
and forget I was the wandering exile, in fear.

7. I see her and shake off the years between,
as the breeze shakes the dew off leaves of green.

8. She comes as my youth returns anew,
each birth relived as life begins for two.

9. I lower my eyes when she appears,
but alas! They have seen more than they should.

10. If she knew of my passion, my great admiration-
she would heed the call of my declaration.

11. She would say, "Can a lover's voice be denied?
I am forbidden, if I make your love lie."

12. I will forget the sorrows and dreams of old,
except that tomorrow, I will her behold.