1. Tell whoever reproached me,
What crime have I committed?

2. I protected the secret of love with all my might,
And kept it buried in my conscience.

3. I was wary of the faultfinders and slanderers,
In a matter I intended.

4. Yet I was abandoned, though not disconsolate,
Despite being betrayed.

5. So let him have what he wants from me,
For I have ransomed him with my soul.

6. I shall not forget love
That I have watered with the blood of my heart.

7. Bring me a cup, nay cups,
Intoxicate me with wine so I forget

8. Give me drink until I see
One as five in my drunkenness

9. Give me drink until you see me
As one who has lost all senses

10. Empty the cask, and leave
Not a penny in this pocket

11. You may have what you wish of money
Do not be stingy and grieve me

12. I have dismissed my dignity
And seen reason as captivity

13. We all pass away, and none will remain
At the hands of time, not a soul

14. Thus the nights preach
And time's passage is lesson enough

15. So enjoy life, and do not
Neglect the joys of this existence