1. Had it not been for times gone by
My heart would not have felt sorrow

2. And yet I was stirred
By a quarter that forgave my anguish

3. And the memory of those whose tears
Once flowed down my cheeks

4. It is enough that I loved them
My love for them is enough

5. They said you loved one graceful
Yes, I loved one most graceful

6. Adorned and well-attired
Collared and finely dressed

7. With the arrows of his eyes
That pierced my heart with purpose

8. And I never intended
Except for Joseph my love

9. He made me lovesick so none but
His lips could heal me

10. His face shone like the moon
His waist swayed like a tender branch

11. It mattered not to me that for him
I woke each dawn lovelorn