Look not upon me with thine eyes,
Lest sleep desert me.
Breathe not upon me with thy sighs,
Lest love pervert me.
Lay not upon my lip thy hand,
For tho' I tremble,
In silence shalt thou understand
How I dissemble.
If still I say no single word
My thoughts shall reach thee
The wish that burns, but is not heard
Mine eyes shall teach thee.
So breathe upon me with thy sighs,
For sleep hath left me.
Of all the night except thine eyes
Love hath bereft me.