1. Refresh my soul, and remind me of my loved ones
And cure, for God's sake, the fever that ails me

2. And bring me the soothing balm for my heart's wounds
For yearning for them has filled my very being

3. Help me, for your righteousness, listen joyfully
To their praises, revive the listener's heart

4. We had nights together, gathered in union
In a meadow, green branches swaying

5. Oh, blessed were those nights of joy gone by
With loved ones, enjoying loved ones

6. A pillar of my glory they are, lofty and high
With them, my foes' pillars are razed and gone

7. Though after long absence, they're still always
The black of my eye, or its hidden white

8. Wherever they dwelled, they brought life to my secret depths
In a populated home, or barren wasteland

9. How I stretched my hand, seeking their missives
As a thirsty man reaches for water

10. They're gone, but their traces in the neighborhood remain
My brother, how wondrous, the dead seem alive

11. Greetings to them, whenever a shining
White glows through the dark black