1. O absent beloved in the distance
My night is bleak and my joy is gone

2. You are my moon, I have no other
In the gloom of the black clouds

3. This balcony where we once met
My love, your bright face

4. I asked about you and turned to it
In my soul lay dormant longings

5. Saying hush, for God's sake, do not ask
Without it we both despair

6. Where is that face that shines light
And glows with clarity serene