Classic Poem

Ich halte ihr die Augen zu

I close her eyes, and keep them tight
Whene'er we come to kiss;
Her laughter, curious and bright,
Asks me the cause of this.

From early morn till late at night
She questions why it is
I close her eyes and keep them tight
Whene'er we come to kiss.

I do not even know — not quite,
What my own reason is —
I close her eyes, and keep them tight
Whene'er we come to kiss.