Floral Impressions

In the springtime, out of the dew,
From my garden, sweet friend, I gather,
A garland of verses, or rather
A poem of blossoms for you.

Oh these songs without words are so true,
They are sung in the April weather --
With music and blossoms together --
I gather and weave them for you.

Beautiful lily, dwelling by still rivers,
Or solitary mere,
Or where the sluggish meadow-brook delivers
Its waters to the weir!

Born in the purple, born to joy and pleasance,
Thou dost not toil nor spin,
But makest glad and radiant with thy presence
The meadow and the lin.

O flower-de-luce, bloom on, and let the river
Linger to kiss thy feet!
O flower of song, bloom on, and make forever
The world more fair and sweet.

O! my heart now feels so cheerful as I go with footsteps light
In the daily toil of my dear home; 

And I’ll tell to you the secret that now makes my life so bright —
There’s a flower at my window in full bloom. 

It is radiant in the sunshine, and so cheerful after rain; 
And it wafts upon the air its sweet perfume. 

Oft I gaze upon this flower with its blossoms pure and white. 
And I think as I behold its beauty, 
While through life we all are passing may our lives be always bright 
Like this flower at my window in full bloom.

There is a chillness in the air —
A coldness in the smile of day;

There is a flower that yet must fade,
And yield its sweetness up to death.

Her earthly hope is gone; and now
Comes in its place a brighter beam,
Leaving upon her snowy brow
The impress of a heavenly dream:

That she, when her frail body yields,
And fades away to mortal eyes,
Shall burst through Heaven's eternal fields,
And bloom again – in Paradise.

Oh rose!
With the Sun you arose
Shaking away your sweet and peaceful slumber.
You found the meaning of Life
In the Light of the rising Sun,
And your day has just begun.

Oh rose!
Look around and you'll see
All the flowers in your garden are awake and smiling.
Look how hopeful they seem
In the Light of the rising Sun,
And their day has just begun.

Oh rose,
Let me stay here with you
And see the world around me from your point of view.
I feel so happy out here
In the Light of the rising Sun,
And my day has just begun!