Classic Poem

A SONG .

Never , my loved one, never!
Never my head shall lie
At peace, at rest
On thy sweet breast;
Sorrowful life have I.

Never, my loved one, never!
My heart shall cease to sigh;
Vain is my prayer
As the empty air;
Sorrowful heart have I.

Never, my loved one, never!
Never my soul's sad cry
Thy dream shall break,
And my eyelids wake
To find thee asleep near by.

Never! my loved one, never!
Closed are the gates on high:
No hope, no sign,
And the cold stars shine
In the mocking midnight sky.