1. We fell ill, so we did not return
Nor was it said, where is the brilliant youth?

2. Nor did a messenger long for a writer
Nor did a word softly fall on a hearing

3. We were silent, so silence became hard for us
And speech became cheap for the claimant

4. So O state that signals decline
We returned to the era of love, so return

5. And do not think we forgot the beloved
While within the ribs lies a heart that knows