1. Wandering endlessly night and day
Upon the water, shrouding the reeds,

2. They see but bubbles on the surface, death beneath,
Yet with eager eyes they gaze below.

3. Ceaselessly roaming with no destination,
Unaffected by the chill of ice,

4. More ardently than I, crazed with yearning,
Do I long for you, but the foe thwarts me.