Forever

The  divine  hope  that  both  can form

And that both can share

The hope of loving long, of loving always, of loving 

Every day more.

The eternal desire, chimerical and touching

That lover's sigh,

At  the  adorable  moment, when, while searching for each other 

Their lips breathe each other.

This deceptive desire, this dear deceptive hope

We never spoke of it

And I ache to see that we fear it,

Though it is in our souls.

When I whisper to you, questioned lover 

A sweet answer

It is the world - Forever on my lips I have 

Without my saying it.

And  though a dear echo says it in your heart

Your silence is the same,

While on thy bosom, dying of longing,

I swear I love you.

What does the past matter? What does the future matter?

The best thing

Is to believe that it must never end

The illusion of an hour.

And when I tell you: “Forever - Do nothing

To dispel this dream

And let your kiss on mine more tenderly

Lean it and prolong it!