1. My love is a secret I manage and conceal
I strive so that no one becomes aware of it

2. Its secret resides in the depths of my heart
And in it flames of fire blaze

3. It is the nature of fire that its flames persist
My tears, by their nature, are expelled from my eyes

4. So how can he conceal a secret from his cheeks
That betray what he strives to hide and conceal