1. I am not pained by you, my evening,
For glory or fame

2. That life stripped from me
And clothed me in its gown.

3. For I spurn glory
And fanciful life.

4. Or for a lifetime reached
The end of its nights

5. And its strength vanished amongst
The turmoil of ruthless time.

6. For still I remain in
The dawn of my youth or its daybreak.

7. No, I do not weep for you, my evening,
If I were to say "Alas!"

8. For delights unreached by
My craving heart.

9. For life's days are as
God has ordained.

10. I weep for you only for the love
That it adorned,

11. Filling life wherever I went
I saw it.

12. So if dawn showed its face
Its brilliance was in that dawn

13. And if birds sang
Their echo filled the plains.

14. And if scent was lost
Its fragrance was in the scent.

15. And if flowers swayed
Their freshness was the flowers.

16. It is beauty in the world
Filling horizons with light.

17. Its magic veils
These universes,

18. Its visions,
It is in my heart embraced

19. By the dawn, my god,
The genius of magic, gentle,

20. In its firmament
Weaving dreams in my heart

21. With life's lights
And singing to me, making me forget

22. In joys of its singing
All in this existence

23. Of sadness and joy but it.