1. O you in whom I placed my trust
While fate's ways are ever so deceitful

2. Why has the lion of power turned vicious
Rousing against me as if from slumber

3. This was a pledge made to me
To fulfill without going back on his word

4. A pledge is like lightning men call fickle
Unless followed by heavy rains

5. I hoped to receive it on Wednesday
But after Wednesday came a fourth

6. When the water source is far in a valley
The palm of the desperate reaches for a drink

7. And if a man makes you a promise through a mediator
That promised good is the best of mediators

8. So insist, for insistence is key here
As swords insistently shook the swordsman's wrist

9. Rejoice and make happy those who never let you down
While fate is more insidious than any maker

10. O twin-winged bird, is there no kindness
You can show to a fallen brother?