Your cold fingers entwined with mine
Snow collects on our shoulders and coats
I felt like I’d winter within my throat
We walked from your home to the riverbank
And stood on the frozen sand for a while
To watch the passing and traveling boats
(The city was glowing against the sky)
You sang a soft melody there by the Rhine
Then, with a smile, you disappeared
Into my heart on the riverbank
And I felt like I’d winter within my throat