Couldst thou look as dear as when
First I sighed for thee;
Couldst thou make me feel again
Every wish I breathed thee then,
Oh, how blissful life would be!
Hopes that now beguiling leave me,
Joys that lie in slumber cold —
All would wake, couldst thou but give me
One dear smile like those of old.
No — there's nothing left us now,
But to mourn the past;
Vain was every ardent vow —
Never yet did Heaven allow
Love so warm, so wild, to last.
Not even hope could now deceive me —
Life itself looks dark and cold;
Oh, thou never more canst give me
One dear smile like those of old