A flickering flame
So warm, so calm
The melting wax
The shrinking candle
Lucky is she
This flickering flame
Which brings forth joy

And nobody sees
As flame burns on
Which everybody loves
Though the wax slips off

Soon the candle is small
But the flame burns on
And nobody sees
it shrink with pride

And the next thing
Which nobody saw
Because the flame continued to burn

The wax is gone
And the flickering flame
So warn, so calm
is out
And now everybody sees

But it’s too late