1. When friends saw glory come to me
They envied me and persecuted me

2. Not out of piety, but because
They hated seeing me honored

3. And when fortune turned against me
They rushed eagerly to gloat

4. Not to console my troubled heart
That suffered anguish and sorrow

5. But to exult and hope I'd always
Meet misfortune and ruin

6. For in good times and bad their hate
Was clear for me to see