Throw a veil across my face!
Clematis and gold-thread weave
Meshes that can best deceive!
Celandine and gentian rise,
And my ripples help disguise!
Pebbles, do not tempt to play
Lest my laughter should betray!
Silent as my minnows are,
I would glide afar, afar:
Help me, friends, to reach the wood,