Falling leaves, falling leaves,
And the wind's moan
Drawn out long and dull.
Who will rejoice my heart?
Who will calm my heart, my friend?
With the burdened centuries
I stare and stare at the moon.
And again the cockerels crow
Into the strange stillness.
Hour before dawn. Blue. Early,
Blessings of falling stars.
You'd guess some wish -
But I don't know what to wish for.
What's to wish for under this life's burden,
This accursed lot and home ?
I wish, I wish a beautiful girl
Would pass by under my window
With cornflower eyes for me
And me alone,
And no one else -
One who would soothe my heart and soul
With new words and new feelings.
And welcoming happiness
Under the white moonlight,
I should not melt over songs,
Be too much moved,
And with someone's else's happy youth,
Should not regret my own.