1. How strange that I long to understand the universe
Yet my soul cannot understand itself

2. Of the facts of the universe I have gained
Only that within existence I tread on sand

3. Every era that passes saddens my heart
I wish I knew where is the time that despairs

4. In the darkness of caves specters of ill omen
And in this space ghosts of bad luck

5. Within palaces screams of sorrow
And in those huts moans of misery

6. Fate, deaf, mistreats people
And rules between sword and bow

7. This is the image of life and this
Is its color in existence from yesterday, yesterday

8. An image of misery with tearful eyes
And a hue that darkens every cot