1. Even if I do not sleep, pretend that I do
For you are witness that this is my way

2. My love for you has lasted long, and my soul pays the price
A soul like mine is seldom worth such sacrifice

3. For love's sake my heart is given, though I
Feel no regret, only longing for the time we're nigh

4. My eyes are gone, spilled out in blood and tears
Yet they are saved from hellfire by vision of you, my dear

5. I do not mourn my lost eyes but rather I mourn
That I'll not see your face when sight is gone

6. Leaving this world I do not dread, but parting
From you, as I leave this world, causes me such smarting