1. I greeted the morning in the same way
No, but more radiant in its splendor

2. And I was content with the union of the beloved and his distance
With the nearness of his abode and the length of his disdain

3. And I heard the reproach of reproachers when he walked away
This grey morning in its evening

4. I will return to the folly of youth tomorrow
Though the wisdom of old age disguises me in its cloak