Und wenn er wiederkommt [English translation]

And when he comes back

What should I say?

I tell him that I was never tired

Of asking for him.

And when he asks again

What should I say?

Hand him the golden ring

That I wore.

And when he still asks

How should I avoid him?

I never tell him anything

About my suffering.

And when he sees your empty

And lonely room

Tell him that I lie in the

Dark for ever.

Tell him that I loved him

Only him, him alone

And that you saw me smiling

So that he may not cry.