One heart! So little! So little,
One heart I need on this earth!
That would tremble with love near to mine:
And I would be silent among the silent...
One mouth you need! From where I eternally would take
The whole drink of joy with my lips,
And a pair of eyes, where I would see bravely,
looking at me as a saint among the saints.
One heart and two pale arms!
Which would cover my eyes,
Thus I could sweetly fall asleep, dreaming of an angel,
Who is taking me in his arms to heaven...
One heart! So little I need,
But I see that I demand too much!