When you hear the drowned bells ringing
When the hare takes wing and flies
When the silent birds start singing
That's when my love fades and dies

Stars will fall and moons will crumble
Books of truth brim full of lies
When the mountains tip and tumble
That's when my love fades and dies

And all the world's in love with you and
I'm just one among the crowd
And my heart breaks with all that's true
And love that I can't say out loud
I taste the bitter sweetness every day
It fills me up, but still I waste away.

I could spend the wealth of nations
I could wield the power of kings
My words could be as sweet as honey
Still for love I'd give up everything

Lilies bloom and lilies die
Beauty's but a fading flower
Still I'll love you, still I'll sigh
Still I'll love you from afar.