1. Eve, the sea nymph
In summer a mother conceived in heat

2. She took off her clothes but in feverish haste
Modesty covered her in a veil

3. And she prepared over her forehead
A garment that hid her hair

4. If you find her lowering it to cover
The best example of sculpting rock

5. The artist modeled her
Inspired by her brisk youth

6. Youth filled her manners with confidence
So people's hearts were dazzled

7. The wine of life, whoever sips it
Will not care about hopes and age

8. She stood on sand that became chastity
And walked on pebbles like pearls

9. She became the embodiment of all beauty
And the epitome of God's creation

10. As if she were Balqis in Sheba
Secluded except for the birds

11. She shook her pasture on the mount
To govern the kingdom of beauty in due time

12. O daughter of Moses you are standing
Above the water and not in panic

13. Magic lies in your father's staff
But your eyes are the source of sorcery

14. Foamy waves carried you
With no raft or mast

15. And the wave stretches after the tide
Slowed by shock and calm

16. And you walked above the water, no wonder
For the water bears the image of the full moon

17. You escaped it, though the wonder
Is that it drowns while on land

18. For the water where you stood rippling
Is a breath that grew from the chest

19. If they mock you, people are prone
To misleading and cunning

20. If they cover up, they cover evil
If they disclose, they disclose good

21. Oh I wish they portrayed you nude
How many garbed as if stripped bare

22. My game, oh God, is exclusively reserved
For beauty is cheap when on display

23. Yet people seek what they ignore
And minds dwell on the obscure

24. The catch is no recreation for fish
While you embody all catch on land

25. So roam the pastures for you are for flowers
Created and beauty is for flowers

26. Once this sea was turbulent
How your wrath calmed the sea

27. It's breakers stilled like beasts in dens
Fearing no fangs or claws from you

28. Those who saw you stood captive
Even the brave were captive

29. And the sea's brow cleared of worry
Lest the meeting time runs out

30. Bidding farewell, adorning its banks
Bashful as a maiden lover

31. Its foamy white billows cast themselves
Kneeling at your feet in devotion