Moon! O moon! O moon!

Thou who art always fair, Yet holdest in thy ring One of such evil name, Because thou holdest Cain; Cain who from jealousy His own orn rother slew! " too through jealousy Of one whom " still love Can neither drin# nor eat, $or even tal# with friends, " love so much%so much% Yet am not loved again &s " would fain e loved! Through his indifference " 'o jealous have ecome, " do not #now what sin " would not now commit; " cannot slee( at night )or dreams in which " see Him faithless unto me! Moon, moon, O eauteous moon! &s thou art fair and right, " (ray thee, (ray for me; Cain who from jealousy 'lew his own rother orn, &s " would (unish well The one whom " yet love, Yet would not cause his death, 'o may he suffer thus* May suffering e his lot By day as in the night, May he not eat or drin#, $or may he slee( at night! May Cain who ears the unch +(on his ac#, of thorns, 'tand y my lover,s ed, &nd ma#e him rise from slee( &nd hasten to my home! O Cain! O Cain! O Cain! Three times " call to thee, Call with my loudest voice, -ust as " find myself Between the sea and s#y, &nd my two friends with me! Cain, y the jealousy .hich once thy rother caused, &nd which " now endure, )or him whom still " love, Ma#e love return to me &nd never leave me more! Thou who from heaven on high 'eest all things, here ehold This cas#et well (re(ared! The mystic ta(ers four

&ll lighted, loo# on them! Then in this mirror loo#! Then if thou wilt ut s(ea# Three words%then all the thorns .hich on thy ac# thou ear,st, &ll in a undle ound, .ill (ass into the life, The ody and the heart Of him whom yet " love, 'o that he slee( no more, &nd e com(elled to rise, Com(elled to clothe himself, &nd hasten to my home, $ever to leave me more! $ow, with this ranch of rue, .hich " di( in the sea, " s(rin#le oth my friends, That they may s(ea# these words* That y the aid Of Cain shalt see# thy love, &nd never leave her more! "f thou wilt grant me this, Cause a high wind to low, /0tinguishing the lights! O Cain! O Cain! O Cain!1 23eland, Charles 4odfrey 56789