PLACE THE LAMP IN YOUR CASEMENT.
I
Place the lamp in your casement to-night,
And draw the silk curtains aside;
Far off I shall gaze on the light,
As o'er the calm waters I glide.
Yes, tranquil the ocean will be,
Then prithee, love, watch not in fear,
What to you may seem storm, is to me
The fair breeze that is wafting me here.
Then kindle your lamp, draw the curtain aside,
And o'er the calm waters I'll glide.
II
I will let you extinguish the light,
When I've anchor'd my boat in the bay,
The beacon we want in our flight;
Must guide us the opposite way.
Yes, flight—and you will not refuse
To fly to my home o'er the sea;
For it would be a pity to lose
A breeze that's as fair as can be.
Extinguish your lamp and rely on your guide,
And o'er the calm waters we'll glide.
