1. You made the course of union distant from me
And burdened my heart with intense longing

2. You taught me how to fold my ribs
Over embers that melt iron

3. So it can wear down from me an abiding love
That tears my patience and makes it anew

4. I was distinguished by beauty, you left me
Preoccupied with your love, uniquely smitten

5. I sought more passion in you
But I did not see above me anything more

6. I wonder at you, very bored
As you do not weary of estrangement and rejection