1. O ceaseless bird
Are you a fluttering star

2. Or a gleam of light snatched away
Or a timid heart

3. You flit joyfully, sorrowfully
Above the flowers fluttering

4. You resembled me in my youth
Though my body is more slender

5. My wing feathers used to be
Of healable bone

6. And I was always
Mockingly lighthearted

7. Until I met severe
Nights that heal

8. My heart grew old so my soul
Is averse to joy

9. And sorrow surrounds me
Pressing from all sides

10. Tomorrow my heart will wither
And my tears will dry