♥♥♥♥♥♥I ASKED THE MOON THUS, HAVE YOU EVER SEEN,
ONE AS GORGEOUS AS MY LOVE
THE MOON SAID: I SWEAR ON THE MOONLIGHT NO, NO ,NO.
I ASKED THE MOO THUS...
I ASKED THE MOON THUS, HAVE YOU EVER SEEN,
ONE AS GORGEOUS AS MY LOVE
THE MOON SAID: I SWEAR ON THE MOONLIGHT NO, NO ,NO.
I ASKED THE MOON THUS...
I SEARCHED FOR THIS BASHFULNESS OF YOURS,
THIS YOUTH OF YOURS I SEARCHED EVERYWHERE.
I ASKED THE BLOSSOMS ( IF THEY KNOW ) ANYONE LIKE YOU
AND THE FLOWERS TO MATCH YOU ( IN YOUR BEAUTY )
I ASKED THE GERDEN, BE IT IN THE HEAVENS OR ON EARTH
IS THERE A FLOWER AS BEAUTIFUL ( AS MY LOVE )
THE GARDEN SAID,I SWEAR ON EVERY FLOWER NO,NO,NO.
I ASKED THE MOON THUS...
OH! IS THIS A GAIT OR ( LIKE ) A FLOW OF ECSTACY?
ARE THESE YOUR TRESSES OR THE STORY OF THE NIGHT?
ARE THESE LIPS OR ( DO THEY ) MIRROR THE LOTUSES?
ARE THESE EYES OR THE QUEEN OF A WINE-HOUSE?
I ASKED THE GOBLET, BE IT IN THE HEAVENS OR ON EARTH
IS THERE AN INTOXICANT AS BEAUTIFUL ( AS MY LOVE )
THE GOBLET SAID, I SWEAR BY THE JOY OF INEBRIATION NO, NO, NO.
I ASKED THE MOON THUS...
THIS BEAUTY THAT YOU WERE BLESSED WITH,
GOD WAS THUS DEPRIVED OF ALL HIS GODLINESS.
WHEN I ASK THE POETS THUS, SUCH A DEAR SHER,
HAVE YOU EVER READ?
THE POETS SAID, WE SWEAR BY OUR POETRY NO, NO, NO.
I ASKED THE MOON THUS...
I ASKED THE MOON THUS, HAVE YOU EVER SEEN,
ONE AS GORGEOUS AS MY LOVE
THE MOON SAID: I SWEAR ON THE MOONLIGHT NO, NO ,NO.
I ASKED THE MOON THUS...♥♥♥♥♥♥