1. Your singer of hatred has poison in him
Displaying an ambiguous nature

2. Insult increases his worth
Goodness corrupts and honor debases him

3. His beard quivers during singing
As if stung by a painful scorpion

4. As if thistles prick his cheeks
His villainous beard bristling

5. His nose flares red when angry
You'd think it was a wine flask

6. His gaping throat and feeble voice
When the vulgar singer strains his vocal chords

7. As he wails, spittle flies from his mouth
And phlegm splatters on the lute

8. How many notes tossed then forgotten
How many melodies muffled and mute

9. People glare at him with loathing
Scowls and frowns scarcely concealed

10. Boorish always, spirits darkened
Restless and nervous, unstable and unreal

11. If we restrain him from a friend
He recoils, trying to worm free

12. We tend to our needs
With the pure or the unclean

13. A bothersome fool we suffer all day
Our gathering with him a nightmare scene

14. He brings what is sweet to him
If not for manners we'd shut his mouth clean