Thou the wild-flower of the forest!
Thou the wild-bird of the prairie!
Thou with eyes so soft and fawn-like!
“If thou only lookest at me,
I am happy, I am happy,
As the lilies of the prairie,
When they feel the dew upon them!
“Sweet thy breath is as the fragrance
Of the wild-flowers in the morning,
As their fragrance is at evening,