to be sung between night and morning

come, sit with me till this candle burns down,
and brighten the night with the glow of your cheeks;

come, stay with me till the stars lose their light,
and make your two eyes one morning for me.


there is fog outside, and the neighbour's cat
gets his soft paws frozen on our window sill;

come, let us unite the two fires of our hearts,
melt the hoar-frost, and make this blue earth one fresh spring.