Where shall I find thee?
Wandering free.
Who shall I ask for?
Ask only for me.
Where will you enter?
In your bonny heart.
Why enter you there?
So ne''er shall we part.
How will I know ye?
The mirror will tell.
What is your visage?
Your soul knows it well.
Will I assured be?
Yes, I am the one.
How shall I answer?
My heart have you won.
Will thou come quickly?
In length but quite slow.
What shall you leave me?
No seed will I sow.
How far will you travel?
O'er sea to thy quay.
How long shall you linger?
A night and a day.
Will we be forever?
In dreams will I lie.
When death takes my breath?
Then I too shall die.
(Der Geist, der mich besucht, wenn ich schlafe.)
Wandering free.
Who shall I ask for?
Ask only for me.
Where will you enter?
In your bonny heart.
Why enter you there?
So ne''er shall we part.
How will I know ye?
The mirror will tell.
What is your visage?
Your soul knows it well.
Will I assured be?
Yes, I am the one.
How shall I answer?
My heart have you won.
Will thou come quickly?
In length but quite slow.
What shall you leave me?
No seed will I sow.
How far will you travel?
O'er sea to thy quay.
How long shall you linger?
A night and a day.
Will we be forever?
In dreams will I lie.
When death takes my breath?
Then I too shall die.
(Der Geist, der mich besucht, wenn ich schlafe.)