1. I said to the sea when I stood in the evening
How long you stood still listening

2. And made the breeze nourishment for my soul
And drank in the shadows and lights

3. As if the lights were of different hues
That made you into a melodious garden

4. Its fragrance passed me and intoxicated my soul
And flowed freely in my heart as it wished

5. An intoxication from which my heart found no reprieve
Like it had been or even worse torment

6. Only one similar can understand its like
O sea, you and I are not the same

7. You remain while we are worn by the nights
That tore us apart and made us into dust

8. You are constant while we are like froth
That rises briefly then vanishes coldly

9. Strangely I turned my face toward you
When I grew weary of life and the living

10. Seeking solace from you but you gave no solace
Nor answered my call

11. Each day a question, I wonder
Who will awaken me with good tidings?

12. What do the waves say, why did the suns
Depart mournfully yellow?

13. You left us in eternal dark doubt
And speechless gloom

14. As if destiny mocks me
When I weep though I never knew weeping

15. Woe to my tears and woe to my abject soul
Your happenings left it no dignity