1. O master of the universe, the bells of the villages rang
At sunset, so your praise overwhelmed the people

2. And the temple of the monastery, your hymns shook it
And the soul of your servant softened or grieved in it

3. And the wind blows and the fields spread fragrance
And the river rumbles and the willows weep

4. And the flowers glance through the branches like eyes
When the sweetness of blossoms ring from bowers

5. And the tender night in our forests doubtful
Visits the people of love with longing and insomnia

6. And the star consoles the shepherds and guides them
While my two stars the black cloud hides them

7. And the mother weeping turns to the planet
And the sea scatters foam from its waves

8. O Lord, return to her in intention a boy
His youth fades like roses and fragrance goes away

9. He has for the home and loved ones grief
And in the nights on the waves moans