1. And he bent down weeping on her breast
And she bent down weeping on his head

2. And it was but moments until
The bloody visions of her soul vanished

3. Then she brought her lips near to his
In a scene of chaste courting

4. In a scene of the flowers' purity
Of chaste maidens and of the pouring youth

5. And when the full moon rose behind the mountains
And melted on the high knoll

6. And the birds fluttered among the branches
To dream their lucid dreams

7. And nothing more could be heard in the field except
The sighing of the sleepy shepherd boy

8. The two lovers awoke from the intoxication of tears
To a second intoxication

9. And they remained intoxicated with rapture
Purified by an abiding chastity

10. Until the time of parting drew near
And the languid stars paled

11. As if the dim stars on the horizon
Were a sprinkling of wine on a faded robe

12. As if the stars were the sighing of sins
That a wanton night exhaled