Dominick Argento - Franz Schubert to a friend lyrics

My brightest hopes have come to nothing
The joys of
Friendship and love soon turn to sorrows
And even my pleasure in beauty it'self is in
Danger of dying away! "Meine ruh' ist hin
Mein Herz ist schwer" thus sang Gretchen at
Her spinning wheel so might I
Now sing every day, for every
Night I got to bed hoping that
I shall not wake again, and
Each morning only brings back all
The sorrows and grief of
The day before "Meine Ruh' ist hin
Mein Herz ist schwer"
Thus sang Gretchen at her spinning
Wheel and so I spend
My days, joyless and friendless