Heart of my heart, I love you
Life would be naught without you
Light of my life, my darling
I love you, I love you
I can forget you never
From you I ne'er can sever
Say you'll be mine for ever
I love you

A youth one day in a garden fair
A rose found withered and dying
And all for love, ah! love in vain
This rose was sadly sighing

Heart of my heart, I love you
Life would be naught without you
Light of my life, my darling
I love you, I love you
I can forget you never
From you I ne'er can sever
Say you'll be mine for ever
I love you

Oh, sweet wild rose of a summer day
Thy love has all been in vain
Loved by a maid, then cast away
I echo thy refrain

Heart of my heart, I love you
Life would be naught without you
Light of my life, my darling
I love you, I love you
I can forget you never
From you I ne'er can sever
Say you'll be mine for ever
I love you