Es Waren Weiße Chrysanthemen

They were white chrysanthemums
Which I sent you as a farewell
It was a silent farewell
For I went to a far country

And should we, after many, many years
See you again somewhere
Then white chrysanthemums
As once in your room

I love flowers very much
I love you even more
Did you often speak to me in happy times
Flowers are a friend who means it honestly
Not only in happiness but also in suffering

(They were white chrysanthemums)
Which I sent you as a farewell
(It was a silent farewell)
For I went to a far country

And should we, after many, many years
See you again somewhere
(Then white chrysanthemums)
As once in your room
Then white chrysanthemums
As once in your room