The Voice that Says I Love You
Little nightingales, have no fear,
Gather under my window;
In your songs I believe I recognize
The voice that speaks to my heart.
Abuse me always in the same way;
Sing of love, follow its laws!
Ah, nothing is as sweet as the voice
That says to you: I love you.
All around me every day I believe
I hear Marie sighing,
And like a voice which cries to me:
Dearly beloved, dream of our love!
Prolong this supreme charm,
Birds, settle yourselves in the trees!
Ah, nothing is as sweet as the voice
That says to you: I love you.
But the north wind whispers
On all sides threatening the shore.
To avoid the stormy weather,
What? You are leaving me already!
Ungrateful ones, I come to my senses.
Ah, nothing in the world, as I see it,
Is as fleeting as the voice that says I love you.
Nothing flees like the voice that says:
I love you.