1. If one you love betrays his oath
And turns away, don't let his loss upset you

2. And abandon those who abandon you
When death takes him and lays him in his grave

3. And if asked why you shun him
Say, his oath was not kept

4. Why would I long for a traitor
Whose faithlessness is manifest?

5. Beware the words of one who says
Love means you must submit, like lions do

6. If you submit to one who betrays you
Then dignity belongs to those you value

7. If his abandonment troubles your heart
Tomorrow it will soften, though now harsh

8. Patience is bitter poison
But honey comes from its pressing

9. If you turn your heart away
As if yesterday cannot be undone

10. You’ve fooled yourself, for the lovesick
Lose their reason when passion takes hold

11. You thought he aimed to increase
Your love, that you were his sole desire

12. But I ransom myself for the miser
With promises, dreams, and words only

13. I'm content with his lies and he appeases me
With his frown and his rejection

14. The days teach the overzealous
How to bear their frosty treatment

15. Turning from the sweet greeting
To inflame my heart with their coldness

16. No doubt, the pearls of his lips
Are from his teeth or his speech

17. The wine is the color of his mouth
And the blush of roses, his cheek