I have climbed many mountains and sailed every sea
The maid in my vision I wanted to see
I’ve travelled through highways
And walked narrow trails
I searched far and wide over meadow and stream
I never could find the young maid in my dream
O maiden, fair maiden, pray show me your face
Your smile I behold and, I crave your embrace
O maiden, fair maiden, pray give me your heart
I can’t think of living, if we are apart
I’ve seen crowds in the cities
In the millions I deem
In search of the maiden I saw in my dream
I saw many faces, but none was a match
I felt so unhappy, I wanted to scream
I need to encounter the maid in my dream
O maiden, fair maiden, pray show me your face
Your smile I behold and, I yearn your embrace
O maiden, fair maiden, pray give me your heart
I can’t think of living, if we are apart
I’m back in my hometown
My heart’s not with me
The maid in my vision I still want to see
One day in my garden, a maiden I met
We looked at each other, our glance was a beam
And here’s what she said, the young maid of my dream
O gallant, knight valiant, how far have you been
I’ve travelled the world but you couldn’t be seen
For you I’ve been searching, your face couldn’t find
Now you’re so close as you were in my mind
I need not cross mountains
Or sail every sea
The fount of my dream may be closer to me
I need not be searching so far and so wide
Or seeking the answer to what cannot be
What lies in my dream can be found within me