Moonfall [German translation]

I remember those now-distant nights

When we would sit on these rocks, hand in hand

In this tranquil little place by the water's edge

A peaceful spot, where the moon exposed each tender kiss

The breeze used to speak in gentle whispers

As we lent our audience in utmost fascination

While the dusk would deepen into an inky indigo

Bringing the stars out, one by one

I recall the dreams that were woven here

As the moon shone silver patterns in the sky

Which used to make the clouds each look like cobwebs

Where did all of those dreams go?

The moon-fall has not changed in the slightest

For it still graces this sacred little haven

Casting its silver smile upon the water's surface

Although these days now see me here without you

Time has altered nothing here

As if this place alone is immune

To the fading of memories and the passing of years

This is my sanctuary, where I retrace lost youth

Those feelings I once felt all day long

In times that exist now only in my mind

In morning I yearn only for moon-fall again

So these memories can reunite us in this hallowed place

I live a solitary life now, since you drifted away

From this shore, into death, with sad farewells

And I gaze over to the opposite embankment some nights

As if I expect to see you standing on the other side

As if death is the river that flows between these two shores

A river I yearn to swim across one day

When my time shall be done, and my stories all told

We will dance together once more, by moon-fall