1. O owner of my heart, you know more than
Any doctor the ailment of the heart

2. If I sinned in loving you, then my
Estrangement has become the punishment for that sin

3. I would be content with distance from you
If you preferred it over closeness

4. And your estrangement, though bitter if I accept it
Is sweeter to me than your sweet union

5. And those who blame me for loving you, I said
Before hearing any words or reproach

6. Arise, O critic, for in your heart
No obsessive thoughts of love occur

7. Is it your body that is worn by sickness, or my body?
And is it your burning heart, or my heart?

8. Leave me to die of love's affliction, for what
A sweet death to die of passion for the beloved!