1. My heart is to you, though I may turn away, compelled,
No grudges against you, though you may sin.

2. You are life, so how could I turn from you?
Though you may spurn and cast me out.

3. I have loved you since my soul clung in love to you,
A voice that sings to my heart's content.

4. My longing for you increases with the days,
And the heart after you is accustomed to sorrows.

5. Oh, yearning of my soul for a companionship I was delighted with,
As if its days of beauty were festivals.