My Dear Girlfriend! (continued) pg. 3

May every future day

Send you a thousand consolations which please your heart

May dreams about the future

Grasp only the joyful

In [your] soul nurture the springtime of life

A life of faith and love

            To that which shapes hearts and young thoughts

            To that which guides the path of life into the future

            Of only good deeds, which it points out to us

            [To that] only can hearts, in gratitude, be given as a prize[1]

            Therefore marry, lady! In a solemn moment

            As much happiness[2] as to parents, that much I wish for you

May heaven, every moment

Be inclined towards your wishes

May health always serve you

Live happily and as long as possible

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[1] Or “reward”

[2] Or “good fortune”