1. O you whose long absence has made you so distant
That even the guide laments and the critic makes excuses

2. With these flirtations do you think to distract my gaze?
For God's sake, step softly round my ruins

3. I'm content with that brief union
And if you’re gracious, O joy of my sky

4. With a visit to quench the flames of my yearning
Let your words, O heart’s desire, console me

5. And spin out our talk, for my hearing
Adores your voice like I adore you