My sweet and slender basil

My sweet and slender basil, my marjoram so fair,
You're the one who'll cause me to leave my mother's care.

My sweet and slender basil, my carnation so fine,
Bring that little chin of yours up to these lips of mine.

Come here and let me kiss you, then quick be on your way.
For nobody must see you, and that you love me say.

Come here and let me kiss you and kiss me in return,
And if I must confess it, then so must you in turn.

Come here and let me kiss you, my girl of olive skin,
So you can put the fire out that burns my heart within.

Come closer to the window, girl, to the glass get near,
So I can see your lovely face, so creamy and so clear.

Come closer to the window, avoid your mother's eye.
Watering your marjoram can be your alibi.

Those black shoes that you're wearing, girl, what a noise they make.
And all the time I hear them squeak, my heart's about to break.

You have a mole on your lips, I have one on my chin.
Come here and let me kiss you, my bird upon a wing.

My sweet and slender basil, the breeze upon my face,
Within your bosom's cleavage let me my cradle place.