Beautiful beyond compare,
A scarlet rose in bloom,
Your eyes are bright, your face as fair,
As stars about the moon.
You hold a secret power;
Deep within you burns a light:
A princess in a tower,
Softly singing in the night.
Ever tighter winds your braid
Around my aching heart,
And deep inside I'm so afraid
That soon I'll fall apart.
You ignite a secret fire
In the silence of my soul,
And awaken a desire
That now defies control.
This alone I know is true:
For you I draw each breath;
And if I could give my life for you,
Then I would welcome death.
And yet I am forbidden
To love another girl,
So somehow I keep this hidden--
From you and from the world.
A scarlet rose in bloom,
Your eyes are bright, your face as fair,
As stars about the moon.
You hold a secret power;
Deep within you burns a light:
A princess in a tower,
Softly singing in the night.
Ever tighter winds your braid
Around my aching heart,
And deep inside I'm so afraid
That soon I'll fall apart.
You ignite a secret fire
In the silence of my soul,
And awaken a desire
That now defies control.
This alone I know is true:
For you I draw each breath;
And if I could give my life for you,
Then I would welcome death.
And yet I am forbidden
To love another girl,
So somehow I keep this hidden--
From you and from the world.
