Meadowsweet, my gentle maiden,
I recall, when we did meet,
That the evening air was laden
With the scent of
meadowsweet.
Refrain:
Meadowsweet, your gentle fragrance,
Lies like balm upon my mind.
Meadowsweet, alas my flower
Perished in the bitter wind
All the fields were filled with flowers;
I thought I could pick and choose,
Summer days would last forever,
I was young and could not lose.
Refrain:
Meadowsweet, your gentle fragrance etc
I walked down one winter evening
To the place where we did meet;
Gone were all the summer flowers.
Gone forever, Meadowsweet.
Refrain:
Meadowsweet, your gentle fragrance etc
Meadowsweet, my gentle maiden,
I recall, when we did meet,
That the evening air was laden
With the scent of meadowsweet.