Lerchengesang , song for voice & piano, Op. 70/2 lyrics

Snow is softly falling
The air is still in the silence of my room
I hear your voice softly calling

If I could only have you near to breathe a sigh or two
I would be happy just to hold the hands I love
On this winter's night with you

Smoke is rising in the shadows overhead
My glass is almost empty
I read again between the lines upon each page
The words of love you sent me

If I could know within my heart, you were lonely too
I would be happy just to hold the hands I love
On this winter's night with you

The fire is dying, my lamp is growing dim
Shades of night are lifting
Morning light steals across my window pane
Where webs of snow are drifting

If I could only have you near to breathe a sigh or two
I would be happy just to hold the hands I love
On this winter's night with you
And to be once again with you