1. The palace, the palm trees, and the sand dunes between them
Are dearer to my heart than the gates of Girona

2. To the court, though its likenesses have not attained
Abodes that recoiled from vulgarity and baseness

3. People may conceal secrets while I know them
And they cannot attain what I keep hidden for ages

4. Affection for them does not diminish from me after their homes
Nor will the vicissitudes of this life ever console me