I built my house
Beside the wood
So I could hear your singing
And it was sweet
And it was good
And love was all beginning
Fare thee well my nightingale
Twas long ago I found you
Now all your songs of beauty fail
The forest closes round you
The sun goes down
Behind a veil
Tis now that you would call me
So rest in peace
My nightingale
Beneath your branch of holly
Fare thee well
My nightingale
Twas long ago I found you
Now all your songs of beauty fail
The forest closes round you
Fare thee well
My nightingale
I lived but to be near you
Though you are singing somewhere still
I can no longer hear you
