You grew in my heart
Like a warm embrace
As if in a dream
Of a spring in Rome
I wish I had known
How high you could climb
This broken old
Foul soul of mine
I don't dare to ask
For a kiss or two
Yet I wouldn't mind
For a moonlit smile
If only you knew
How much I love you
This old fool would
Burst into tears
The stars only light up
So much of the sky
Yet you light me up
Like a Christmas tree
The sun only warms up
So much of the earth
Yet you shine on
East west north and south
Alone in my room in my solitude
I think of your love just for me
And wish that it'd bloom
Like a blossoming tree
Just as you grew right in my heart