1. The night was long, keeping me awake
And my heart almost broke from yearning

2. None has suffered in love like I have
Not a darling, not a beauty, not a life

3. For in loving you, O Night
I found what no one before me has found

4. Of sleeplessness, longing, and burning
It almost destroyed me, with tears flowing

5. If you could see me staying up complaining of love
My heart would soften, even if it were stone

6. This is but some of what I suffered
What I conceal is worse and more bitter