While My Lady Sleeps

The moon will rise but all in vain
For there's no use in shining
While my lady sleeps
The breeze will sing a sad refrain
Because a heart is pining
While my lady sleeps

Starlight and moonlight and amorous melody wasted
What can they mean when I'm yearning
For kisses never tasted

The night may hold a million dreams
But when her eyes discover
Just a lonely lover
She will hurry on
With a sigh to the dawn

While the willow tree weeps
And my lady sleeps