Somebody sings a happy song
Somewhere far, far away; I'd go
There, or I'd happily sing along
Alas, my broken heart says no.
My soul strives to reach this song
And seeks like notes in my heart
Alas, I wasted my strength long
Ago, before this song did start.
Quite early, I began to seek, to follow
A fleeting dream of an earth's ideal
I would grumble that it was hollow
And that happiness seemed unreal,
Earlier my soul searched at length,
For my happy self, lost on a dark day;
Until I will regain my lost strength
I cannot join in the song, or the play.