(Verse 1)

One-two-three... One-two-three... Pa-pa-ram...From the start I knew it would end,Your hand held mine so tenderly,But still I trembled like first ice on river.I hear the crunch beneath our feet,Fragile as new-fallen frost on stream.Each glance you cast is breath that bringsMy melting closer to its final scene.

(Chorus)

Don't leave now, my guest... Don't leave...I'm leaving... Turning into mist and rain.Surely there's some happy ending here,Though I'm fading, note by note again.Oh, wintry one... I'm your winter's child,Melting from your gentle touch.If only I'd remain a shard of iceIn your embrace, but fear I'll melt away.

(Verse 2)

One-two-three... One-two-three... Pa-pa-ram...Into night I stepped under branches bare,Back arched like bowstring taut with strain.Between these empty streetlights' glowDisappeared my silence, nevermore.Shoulders hunched like winter's bitterness,Who lost her last great battle fought.Just a fragment of her frozen sadness,Carried off by spring's relentless thaw.

(Chorus)

Don't leave now, please stay... Don't leave...I'm leaving... Turning into mist and rain.Oh, wintry one... I'm your winter's child,Melting from your gentle touch.If only I'd remain a shard of iceIn your embrace, but fear I'll melt away.

(Bridge: Tempo may quicken slightly, dialogue becomes intense)"Bite," you whispered softly, "before I vanish.""No," I said to shadows, "I'm not prey."But Snowmaidens exist!" Your voice cracked like glass.So miracles persist through centuries."I'm not a fairy tale," I lied, averting gaze -"I'm just a maiden scared of warmth's caress."

(Verse 3)

Winter wonder... Cold December...Where are you, my love, my winter friend?Stay beside me just another moment,Be my final star before the end!Oh, Winter Wonder, don't let me fade away!Remain close by, don't let me cry.You'll breathe warm air, you'll bring me peace,Yet I'll become a pool of icy tears.

(Final Chorus: Very slow tempo, fading out)Don't leave now... My guest... Please stay...I'm leaving... Turning into mist and rain...Oh, wintry one... I'm your winter's child,Melting from your gentle touch.If only I'd remain a shard of iceIn your embrace, but fear I'll melt away.

(Coda: Rhythm fades completely)Snow falls gently outside the window...Snow falls gently outside the window...Snow falls gently outside the window...