OUT OF THE DUSK A SHADOW ,
THEN A SPARK ;
OUT OF A CLOUD A SILENCE ,
THEN A LARK ;
OUT OF THE HEART A RAPTURE ,
THEN A PAIN ;
OUT OF THE DEAD , COLD ASHES ,
LIFE AGAIN.....
O SHADOW , IN THY FLEETING FORM I SEE
THE FRIEND OF FORTUNE THAT ONCE CLUNG TO ME .
IN FLATTERING LIGHT , THY CONSTANEY IS SHOWN ;
IN DARKNESS , THOU WILT LEAVE ME ALL ALONE .