1. With trust in my integrity and knowledge
I love you by my choice, not by force

2. Who tortures and reaps from my soul
Without crime from me or guilt

3. And who visited me without a promise
That was not even a figment of my imagination

4. He grieved after he had been aloof
When I met with sorrow and worry

5. So the young man came to give good news
Like the crescent moon rising after a star

6. And he had worn black and came rushing
As the full moon split through the darkness

7. So he swore sincerely by Him who tested me
And who made grief and illness my destiny

8. Passion has mingled soul with soul
And meeting has not joined body with body

9. And how could it when passion has melted my body
And sickness has consumed my blood and flesh

10. So there is nothing left but a gentle soul
And tears pouring like the rain of the grieved