Farewell, oh farewell my love
Buried's your face, your touch, your heart,
Covered the hands that held me long
Forgotten the smile, so kind, so strong

Farewell, oh farewell my dear
I loved to have you oh so near
I loved to touch you, kiss and smell
And I can tell you loved me well

Now you are dead, now you are cold
Your heart is firm, as warm as gold
As you are perfect, you're precise
Some things I had to realize

There is a place no more for me
Another by your side I see
And so I have to say good bye
Because you're dead - and I'm alive

And farewell, oh farewell
Only one thing yet I may tell
Afraid I was that I might be
A lover of dead poetry!