"If at night I awake in dreams of thee and turn my pillow under my head: thou too wilt have as sweet dreams of me, as I of thee, my darling.
"If I bind my ring to a lock of thy hair thou hast given me, and cast the same into a glass, as often as it beats against the side of the glass, so many years wilt thou love me, darling.
"If I can sew a lock of my hair into the edge of thy linen garment, thy heart will pine for me, as often as thou puttest the same on, my darling.
"If, in thinking of thee, I pricked my finger, thou wert then faithless to me, darling.
"If the door opens of itself, thou wert then thinking of me, and thy sigh opened the door, my darling.
"If a star shoots in the sky, and I suddenly utter thy name as it shoots, thou must then at once think of me, darling.
"If my ear tingles, I hear news of thee: if my cheeks burn, thou art speaking of me, my darling.
"If my scissors fall down and remain upright, I shall see thee soon, darling.
"If the candle runs down upon me, then thou dost love another, my darling.
"If my ring turns upon my finger, then thou wilt be the cause of my death, darling."