1. I confined a free heart to frivolity,
And stood to enliven fertile imagination,

2. In a garden dressed by spring
With delicate silk and flowers of light.

3. Upon it the morning breeze drew its tail,
And scattered abundant sweet musk.

4. You would delight if a soft breeze passed through it,
Playing with a tender branch.

5. As if the branches, when leaves sang,
Upon the bent twig, would not awaken.

6. If they embraced ecstasy in their solitude,
A dear one would embrace dear longing.

7. An evening of play which time granted it,
Through it my life returned fresh and elegant.

8. I trusted it until it seemed
I had taken a solemn pledge of time.

9. I rejoiced in it, but the absence of the beloved
Saddened the longing heart.

10. So whenever my heart longed for him,
I would sip the nectar and overflow.

11. And I would embrace the branch in his stead
And kiss his cheeks in his place.

12. So I continued to pluck the fruits of joy
And spend it on the rights of passion.

13. Until I saw the morning burst forth
On the horizon of night swift and strong.

14. The night passed calling survivors, survivors!
And the morn calling for union, union!

15. So I rose and saw of what I had seen
Nothing to dry my pouring tears.

16. And I had thought the edge of time
Would not awaken me from the slumber of oblivion.

17. So blame me, if I mentioned carnelian,
For had it not been for love I'd not have mentioned carnelian.

18. I remembered whom I sported with,
So I cannot conceal my love anymore.

19. Though my body is apart from him,
My heart still clings to him closely.

20. Would that the milkmaids of spring
Would not spill their life for another.

21. So let me milk them in spring
To nourish the beloved's thirsty lips.

22. For in his dwelling everyday,
The heart of the lover leaves broken.

23. When the saliva of his mouth drips,
Dawn and dusk turn tender and compassionate.

24. You see the moon, the branch, the gazelle,
The definitive, carnelian, and the saliva,

25. Effacing, erect, good, eye,
Heavy butt, tender mouth and slick.