1. Answer my love's call with overflowing tears,
And shed them, for love in disguise is most sincere.

2. Hark, o longing's advocate of ardent passion,
My abode is far, though you cry not for my care.

3. By God, you I cherish, so why should boredom seize you?
Forget those past vows and pay the faultfinders no heed.

4. Say to those who blame, it is not my way,
Nor is acquiescence to blame among my traits.

5. I love without boredom's reprieve, or hope's respite,
No doubts cast on one noble and generous.

6. My loyalty remains, no vows have I broken,
My love stays true, no covenants have I torn.

7. Time's passage but increases his nobility,
As wine's aging adds luster beyond measure.