Peace flows into meAs the tide to the pool by the shore;It is mine forevermore,It ebbs not back like the sea.I am the pool of blueThat worships the vivid sky;My hopes were heaven-high,They are all fulfilled in you.I am the pool of goldWhen sunset burns and dies,–You are my deepening skies,Give me your stars to hold.

You bound strong sandals on my feet,You gave me bread and wine,And sent me under sun and stars,For all the world was mine.Oh, take the sandals off my feet,You know not what you do;For all the world is in your arms,My sun and stars are you.

When I am not with youI am alone,For there is no one elseAnd there is nothingThat comforts me but you.When you are gone Suddenly I am sick,Blackness is round me,There is nothing left.I have tried many things,Music and cities,Stars in their constellationsAnd the sea,But there is nothingThat comforts me but you;And my poor pride bows downLike grass in a rain-stormDrenched with my longing.The night is unbearable,Oh let me go to youFor there is no one,There is nothingTo comfort me but you.

Let it be you who lean above meOn my last day,Let it be you who shut my eyelidsForever and aye.Say a 'Good-night' as you have said itAll of these years,With the old look, with the old whisperAll without tears.You will know then all that in silenceYou always knew,Though I have loved, I loved no otherAs I love you.