Dear gentle soul, you that departed
this life so soon and reluctantly,
rest in heaven eternally
while I remain here, broken-hearted.

If there in the ethereal skies
memories are still allowed to move,
do not forget that ardent love
you once saw shining in my eyes.

And if you judge there might be merit,
however small, in this pain that stays,
grieving with nothing to repair it,

petition God, who cut short your days,
to take me to you, in that reckless spirit
he used to summon you from my gaze.