Bohemian legends and other poems/When the Day Ends

by Josef Václav Sládek

WHEN THE DAY ENDS.

 

When the day ends, and I shall sleep,
Come see my grave, but do not weep,
Nor let your grief be over wild.
⁠Who sleeps, is glad to rest in peace,
And holy is the evening mild,
⁠When the day ends.

I loved you and you know it well,
How much you helped me, can I tell?
How many pains and tears you dried—
⁠Then come and softly say, “You sleep,
But we shall meet somewhere at last,
⁠Because we loved.”