Two Love Songs

Extinguish my eyes I still can see you:
Close my ears I can hear your footsteps fall:
And without feet I still can follow you:
Voiceless I can still return your call.
Break off my arms, and I can embrace you:
Enfold you with my heart as with a hand:
Hold my heart, my brain will take fire of you
As flax takes fire from a brand!
And flame will sweep in a flood:
Through all the singing currents of my blood:  Mmmmmmm....

When my soul touches yours a great chord sings:
How can I tune it then to other things?
Oh, if some spot in darkness could be found
That does not vibrate when your depths sound!

But ev'rything that touches you and me welds us
as played strings sound one melody.
Where, where is the instrument whence the sounds flow?
And whose the magic hand that holds the bow?
Oh, sweet song! Oh!