1. Alas, I wonder while my heart remains steadfast,
Is my love near or far away?

2. In nearness is torment, in distance is longing,
Both try my soul in equal measure.

3. My tormentor, why do you spurn me so? What have I done
That you continue to spurn me evermore?

4. You believe the envious and doubt the lover,
Yet lover and envier can never be the same.