1. From my body's beauty and youthful bloom
When my black hair showed no hint of gloom

2. Until the devil in me was fully spent
Until I saw the grey that comes and went

3. To cover my temples, in my beard entwine
And flutter at its edges line by line

4. More fearful than the distant owl’s bleak tones
When from its hollow breast low hooting moans

5. It passed as quickly as the lizard’s skin
From distant dreams and long forgot sin