1. You stirred him with your words,
So why do you deny what you've done?

2. Perhaps you feared his kin,
So feigned ignorance of his plight.

3. How will you excuse yourself if asked
By him, as he repeats what you've said,

4. While others listen to his tale?
Some think lightly of his woe,

5. Had they but truly known, they'd weep.
My tears betray the love I hide

6. When swiftly shedding them for him.
So spare me, and for how long

7. Will this secret weigh down upon me?
Save that it soon brings me relief