1. She saw me and said, "You are an old man," though
Youthful cheeks appeal more to the maidens.

2. Good for you, if you had seen me on a day of strife
When the sharp swords were flashing.

3. Say nothing of me to the tender one, my brother of dew,
And say to the people's bard my words that cut.

4. They see me as an old man, though I have lived through an age,
And the brides shy away from me.

5. My hair turned white not from passing years
But from shocking events that happened to me.

6. My spirit did not fall short of my wants,
Nor did base deeds tarnish me since I had desires.

7. You don't know that many a raid whose beginnings
Were promising had outcomes that were miserable.

8. I set my face toward it and roses that were
Like a bouquet blood had sprinkled over.