3 Nocturnes: No. 1. Ballade to the Moon

On moonlit night I wander free
 On moonlit night i wander free
 my mind to roam on thoughts of thee
 with midight darkness beckoning -
 my heart
 my heart t'ward mystic fantasy
 come and dream
 come and dream in me!
 how beautiful, this night in june!
 and here upon the velvet dune
 I weep with joy beneath the moon
 The path lies dark before my sight
 and yet my feet with pure delight trod onward through the blackened vale
 beneath the starry sky so bright
 o shar thy light!
 these woods, their weary wand'rer soon i awe and fearful wonder swoon
 I weep with joy beneath the moon
 and as the darkened hours flee,
 my heart beats ever rapidly.
 Though heavy hang my eyes with sleep,
 my soul, my singing soul, it cries to thee.
 come, sing with me!
 come, sing with me!
 (hmm)
 come and sing come and sing with me!
 the twinkling ky casts forth its tune:
 O must i leave thy charms so soon?
 i weep with joy beneath the moon.