Romance

Romance

Claude McKay

Hold you now

And feel your head pressed

Perfumed and warm

Against my beating chest

Whisper softly

And quiver your name

And drink the passion

That burns in your body

[Romance... Romance... Romance...]

[So, so, so, so softly]

Spread out at full length

Tight, cheek to cheek

And tease your mouth with kisses

Until you pronounce

Words of love, crazy words

Words of dreams, sweet and senseless words,

Melodious as the notes of birds

Mating

[Romance... Romance... Romance...]

[So, so, so, so softly]

Hear you ask

If I will always love,

And answer myself

Until the end of days

Feel your sigh

Of happiness soothed

When on your trembling lips

I whisper: Yes.

[Romance...]

It's so soft. We know

That it's not true.

What does it matter?

The night must pour its dew.

We know that it's not true

But it's soft

The poem with this music

Is complete.

[Romance... Romance... Romance...] 

[Romance... Romance... Romance...] 

[So, so, so, so softly]

Hear you ask [hum, hum...]

If I will always love

And answer myself

Until the end of days

[So, so, so, so...]