1. My loves, in every day and night
With your memory a fire of longing burns within me

2. When I see the dawn and the rising moon
I remember you, for things remind one of their like

3. Oh what sorrow! How I long for you from afar
Yearning and constant torment and regret

4. They blame me for pining in love for you
As if my passion were something unsightly

5. Had they felt the torment of youthful love
They would know I am excused for my misery

6. I am blamed for what I cannot bear, yet
A man is blamed for what he can, not what he cannot

7. When I say to my heart, be patient with their absence
For patience with torment is most excellent

8. It says, borrow another heart like mine, and say to it
"Be patient," for I cannot be patient without them