1. Summer has flown, O night,
So be gentle with my longing,

2. And strip the excess of daytime
From the rest that remains.

3. Life is but
A night and a full moon;

4. When one turns away
The other comes to mind.

5. Years in their entirety
Belong to the lovers.

6. O night, in the fields
Nothing lives but the moon.

7. Would that nights grow long
To the end of life!

8. Would that my cup, O night,
Should remain

9. That I may give my beloved to drink
And drink myself—

10. That exquisite wine,
Lest we ever awaken.

11. The absent one is a tender breast
Veiled in dreams;

12. Intoxicated and tranquil
Is the sweet music and rhythm.

13. To the breeze
And moon,

14. The generous hand
On the trees;

15. To the whispers,
A gentle murmur;

16. And the light of your lips
Is the dearest kiss

17. Shrouded in secrets.
In the sky the distant star

18. Is a melody of unending chords.
O night, let us forget

19. The times,
As we loved,