1. Secret sorrow has protected it, so it tossed about,
And stayed up watching stars till they were properly aligned.

2. My eyes, be generous, for I was generous to the earth
With more than you both prevent, and finer.

3. O my son whom I gifted to earth yesterday,
By God, how firm are my eyelids and unyielding!

4. And if you both prevent my tears I will return to grief
That, when tears slack off, will flare up even more.