1. I charged her throughout the night's vigil, and she watched
A lightning flash, now appearing, now hiding.

2. As if Layla were a knight with a spear in her hand
That she rolls about, forgiven.

3. Hillsides seem to fly before her,
Preoccupations fly, hearts flutter and scatter.

4. The lightning writhes from the clouds' grasp, and its flash
Is like a blond mare bolting away.