1. Love is a spirit, you are its meaning,
Beauty is a word, you are its essence,

2. Company is a bond, you are its paradise,
Speech is a garden, you are its song.

3. Have mercy on a heart gone mad with love for you,
Sick and fevered, in flames and simmering.

4. With the sight of you wishes were fulfilled,
A dream we delighted in seeing.

5. O light of my eye when it gazed upon you,
O joy of my heart when it confided in you.