1. I was reckless once in my youth
And weakness took hold in my bones

2. Old age came and hid
The consequences of sin with dye

3. I drank of sins
To sip poison at judgment

4. O you who take away youth, wait!
You went too fast, too fast in leaving

5. Be gentle with a passion that rages
Mixing jest with right

6. I spent my money on does
That shine like water in a mirage

7. I meant to abandon them but
Longing flared in my soul

8. My life was not sweet
My life was not good

9. I hated life with a hatred
More bitter than torture

10. No night passed without darkness
No dawn passed without fog

11. My sins destroyed my youth
So say what you will of punishment

12. I folded up my empty days
And the book of my love is not yet closed