I saw my youth today   He passed me in the street   As he walked by I stood frozen   On my dreaming feet   He had a kinder face   The kind I've learned to hide   Behind these cold unyielding stones   That used to be my eyes      A moment please my boy   Don't you know my name?   Do you remember when   We used to play a hundred games?   Is your mother well?   Kiss her once for me   And if she should ask you why   Why you could say   Just for no reason      Remember that old troll   That lived inside the tree?   He was never dangerous   That's just the way it seemed   The day you climbed the tree   And ran to show me how   The troll was never seen again   So where could he be now?      A moment please my boy   Don't you know this face?   Do you remember when   I used to let you win the races?   Please don't run away   I did not mean to scare you   I'm the one who taught you   You should never talk to strangers   Is your mother well?   Kiss her once for me   And if she should ask you why   Why you could say   Just for no reason