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WHEN WE SHALL BE TOGETHER
How the howling night mocks me and makes my heart bleed,
And how the eerie stillness laughs at my longing,
Ah, how the darkness hovers with its clouds,
As if all the forces of evil have been unleashed!
Ah, how every moment increases my heartache,
And every tick of the clock hisses like a snake,
Ah, how the moments we spent together slipped away so fast,
And O my beloved how much I miss you...please, don't ask.
O my beloved one, how can I reveal,
How you hover over me and yet like a veil,
There's this distance that doesn't let you know,
The ache that stifles me and does not let go...
How can I show you how much I am lonely,
And how much our chats add to my agony,
For although I revel and am happiest with you,
But in the lonely nights I know not what to do.
You have stirred in me once a forgotten chord,
And at times our love too seems like time's fraud,
We are so much together and yet still so afar,
That the impossible can only be undone by God.
You, O my beloved one, are so much beyond reach,
That none but God alone knows the tears that I weep,
Only He is aware of my deep longing for you,
And Only He knows how much I need you.
I need you here even now, by my side,
For I love you so much deep within, inside,
And this huge flame of longing keeps engulfing me,
Making me burn and yearn for your company.
Yes, my beloved one, I want you in my arms,
And the desire is increasing like many alarms,
Clanging and banging to bring you closer,
And break once and for all the distance-barrier.
To somehow stretch myself and bring you nearer,
And in your loving tenderness dissolve my fever,
The fever which keeps looming and burning like hell,
That fever only you, with God's help, can quell.
