Written in a hotel room in Toronto; July 2004.
Now I lay me down to sleep
I pray to God that my faith I shall keep
But if God decrees thou shalt never awaken
I pray that my soul shall also be taken.
At the onset of dawn, when the morning doth glow,
I shall weep for thee, dearest, and no-one shall know!
But grant, if a merciful god hears my cries,
I can be with thee simply by closing my eyes
For I am guard of thy chamber! I banish the light
From this year: to thee, the length of one night
But for me, an age of woe and distress!
Fear not: it shall ne'er make me love thee less.
But why should thy slumber be seen with such sorrow?
In this world or the next, I shall see thee tomorrow.
O, my life, my love, never utter a sigh!
We said only Goodnight and not Goodbye.
