Welcome Joy and Welcome Sorrow - VI. Shed No Tear

"Shed no tear! O shed no tear

The flower will bloom another year.

Weep no more! O weep no more!

Young buds sleep in the root’s white core.

Dry your eyes! O dry your eyes,

For I was taught in Paradise

To ease my breast of melodies, –

Shed no tear.

Shed no tear! O shed no tear!

The flower will bloom another year.

Adieu, adieu – I fly – adieu!

I vanish into heaven’s blue, –

Adieu, adieu."