1. I love you, O nobly featured one,
A love carried by my innermost being.

2. It crept between my liver and waist,
God intermingled it with my flesh and blood.

3. It is not to be tasted or hidden away,
Nor is it that which, if forgotten, becomes tedious.

4. Indeed it descended from an ardent heart—know this—
To the station of the beloved and honored thing.