1. The king of love took my reins,
So today my troubles are prolonged.

2. Who will give me a heart to buy,
Other than these hard hearts?

3. And to you, O king of the kingdom,
I stand complaining of my state.

4. My master, O my dear soul,
And O my precious life.

5. I ask for something,
Which is not hidden from you.

6. Bestow upon me a kiss,
A gift, lest it be deprived.

7. And I will return it to you, unharmed,
Just as it is with its eyes.

8. And if you want more,
Take it while my soul is pleased.

9. Maybe time will be generous to us,
With seclusion in a corner.

10. Or would that I find you alone,
On an empty road.