1. They veiled them for fear of lovers,
Or didn't the temptation of glances suffice?

2. Eyes harbor illness and so distract
Meaning from soft, delicate cheeks.

3. All that was lost on bygone nights -
It is owed by the remaining nights.

4. They came like warriors for battle, not showing
Anything but soft, delicate swords.

5. God knew your kindness to creation, so gave you
What you deserved.

6. You honored us, though the manners of many
Are filled with cold manners.

7. So it's strange if I live after parting,
And rare if I die before we meet!

8. You were my soul, by which life continued
Until you tended my breath suddenly by parting.

9. By my father you are - today I am but
The shell of a body whose soul isn't in it!