Lyrical Intermezzo, 51

Her dark attire thus wearing
My love appears to my sight
Like a tale of sorrow despairing
That’s told in the long summer night:

“In the magical garden there wander
“Two lovers mute and alone;
“Sweet sing the nightingales yonder,
“The moonbeams are over them thrown.

“Like a statue the maiden stands mildly,
“At her feet the faithful knight lies;
“The forest giant comes wildly,
“The sorrowing maiden soon flies.

“Soon the knight on the ground lies all gory,
“The giant goes home at his ease--”
And when I am buried, the story
Is ended as soon as you please.