Lov'st thou for beauty?
O love not me!
Love thou the sunhine,
'Tis beautiful, alway.

If youth thou lovest,
Then love not me!
Love thou the springtime,
Then youth comes ev'ry year.

Lov'st thou for treasure?
O love not me!
Nymphs of the ocean
Have pearls beyond compare.

lf for love thou lovest,
Ah, then love me!
If 'tis for love
Ah, then love me!
I will love thee,
Yes, for eternity!