1. I have been patient, and you have been patient, and I am still patient,
Perhaps the one I love will one day become my companion,

2. How strange that I meet cruelty with kindness,
While my soul is held captive by one who is stubborn.

3. I blame myself because it was I
Who threw myself where the unfaithful lies in wait.

4. And when he saw that my love was not insignificant,
He drew himself up in pride - where is his compassion?

5. You aspire to the heights, though you are above all heights,
While I am always wakeful, longing for you.

6. So search my heart, that you may find another for yourself,
And if you do not, you are still the beloved protector.

7. Your kindness is a blessing, your softness a paradise,
And your love is my soul - or are you a denier?

8. Be gentle, for a heart that has been yours
Inclines always to meet you, not to flee you.