In the Meadow + 

The shadow of thy curls I see + 

Upon thy lovely face; + 

And just a little wish is mine⁠— + 

The shadow to embrace. + 

On thy black and silken tresses, + 

Ah, one longs to feast the sight; + 

But the shadows of their beauty, + 

Hanging on thy cheeks of light, + 

From my lips, exact a tribute, + 

Which I pay here in this meadow: + 

Blush not, my most winsome maiden; + 

I have only kissed the shadow. + 