Evening it is; the sun has vanished, And the moon streams with silver rays; Thus flee Life's fairest hours, Flying away as if in a dance.
Soon away will fly Life's colorful scenes, And the curtain will come rolling down; Done is our play, the tears of a friend Flow already over our grave.
Soon, perhaps (the thought gently arrives like the west wind - A quiet foreboding) I will part from life's pilgrimage, And fly to the land of rest.
If you will then weep over my grave, Gaze mournfully upon my ashes, Then, o Friends, I will appear And waft you all heavenward.
And You [my beloved], bestow also a little tear on me, and pluck Me a violet for my grave, And with your soulful gaze, Look then gently down on me.
Consecrate a tear for me, and ah! Do not be ashamed to cry; Those tears will be in my diadem then: the fairest pearls!