1. A mother of a lost child, wandering day and night
In the white desert, thirsty and confused,

2. Seeking blindly, not knowing where to go,
Grieving as she crosses the endless sands.

3. I tried to help by opening the waterskin, but found
No remedy for her distress in the cool water.

4. When she turns from her search, it seems her soul departs,
And I see him, a baby bird fallen from the nest.

5. More anguished than I, the day they packed their loads
And the herald of parting cried, "Do not meet again!"