1.Good Night

I came here a stranger,
As a stranger I depart.
May favored me
With many a bunch of flowers.
The girl spoke of love,
Her mother even of marriage?
Now the world is so gloomy,
The road shrouded in snow.
I cannot choose the time
To begin my journey,
Must find my own way
In this darkness.
A shadow of the moon travels
With me as my companion,
And upon the white fields
I seek the deer?s track.
Why should I stay here any longer
So that people can drive me away?
Let stray dogs howl
In front of their master?s house;
Love loves to wander?
God made it that way?
From one to the other,
My dearest, good night!
I don?t want to disturb your dreaming,
It would be a shame to wake you.
You won?t hear my step,
Softly, softly the door closes!
I write in passing
On your gate: Good night,
So that you may see
That I thought of you.

Winterreise by Wilhelm Muller
music by Franz Schubert Op. 89