1. When I come to complain of the sorrow in my heart
To my eternal heart's companion, and he gets angry,

2. And shows scorn after reunion,
I am patient out of fear he will shun me.

3. I conceal my passion, restrain my tears,
And act meekly so he'll be pleased, though he's to blame.

4. Yet in my heart there's a fire, sparked by dread of his betrayal,
Growing fiercer as the nights pass, a flare of flames.