A milky white fortress has a golden heart in store;
Once the doors are open, they'll close nevermore. ?

A maid may give it, a man may steal it.
You can't hold it in your hand, but you can certainly feel it. ?

A tall thin soldier with a bright orange nose,
The longer he stands the shorter he grows. ?

Created just once but made every day,
Thereon all our dreams lay. ?

Water everywhere, water all around,
Yet I see no ocean, and no one will drown. ?

A stone in his belly, a stick in his head,
This sweet fellow's face is all red! ?

He never dines, he gets full without eating;
And we only ever meet him in the evening. ?