Solitude

One wish alone have I
In some calm land beside the sea to dieUpon its strand
That I forever sleep
The forest near, a heaven near
Stretched over the peaceful deepThat no one weeps my end
Nor for me grieves
But let the autumn lend
Tongues to the leavesNo candles shine
Nor tomb I need, instead
Let them for me a bed
Or twigs entwineWhen brooklet ripples fall
With murmuring sound
And moon is found
Among the pine trees tallWhile softly rings
The wind it's trembling chime
And over me the lime
In blossem flingsAs I will then no more a wanderer be
Let them with fondness store my memoryAnd Lucifer the while
Above the pine, good comrade mineWill on me gently smile?
In mournful mood
The sea sing sad refrain...
And I be earth again
In solitude