Ah, love, my love is like a cry in the night
A long, loud cry to the empty sky
The cry of a man alone in the desert
With hands uplifted, with parching lips

Oh, rescue me, rescue me
Thy form to mine arms
The dew of thy lips to my mouth
Dost thou hear me? -- my call thro' the night?

Darling, I hear thee and answer
Thy fountain am I
All the love of my soul will I bring to thee
All the pains of my being shall wring to thee
Deep and forever the song of my loving shall sing to thee
Ever and ever thro' day and thro' night shall I cling to thee
Hearest thou the answer?
Darling, I come, I come