1. I see you, and life becomes sweet to me,
And my soul fills with the morning of hope.

2. Within my chest roses of torment grow,
And tenderness bends over my flaming heart.

3. Your abundance of life ensnares me,
And that gentle, ripe youth.

4. The magic of those lips ensnares me,
Kisses flutter around them.

5. In you I worship the beauty of the heavens,
The delicacy of spring’s rosy buds,

6. The purity of snow, the magic of meadows
Adorned with the radiance of a child.

7. I see you, and I become a new creation,
As if I’d never endured the war of existence,

8. And never borne its heavy burden
Of memories that will not fade,

9. And the rubbish of my bygone days,
With the wretched and the fortunate in them.

10. A gentle light floods my soul,
Crowned with magnificent roses,

11. And these creatures make me hear
The gentle songs and sweet melody.

12. Dances of safety swirl around me,
And the joys of a happy, pure life.

13. I see you, and my heart's nerves flutter,
Quivering like the trembling of a string,

14. And passion strokes them gently
With fingers soft as flower nectar.

15. My heart's songs stride drunkenly,
Warbling beneath the moon's shade,

16. And a boundless rapture fills me,
As if I have risen above mankind.

17. I want with my soul to embrace existence,
With all its souls and trees in it,

18. And nights that flee, and dawns that wheel back,
And clouds that cloak the gown of magic.