1. Ask, my dear, of me, your brother,
The day we met the enemy hosts,

2. And destiny obscured my sight
With darkness, and branded my forehead.

3. It’s enough that you know the day
When life perishes and ruin appears,

4. That the coward fled from combat
And you remained, guiding to the path.

5. Did I hesitate? Or was I not one who said
To your eyes, "My soul is your ransom"?

6. I'm no man if I wished to see the day
And longed that tomorrow remain.

7. Of what use is the prolonged life of a youth
If he doesn't live forever and eternally?