1. How the ringing of the bell overwhelms me
As I lie under the veil of gloom

2. In the monastery's chapel, the echo resounds
My soul wearied without any soul's equal

3. She was not religious, but
If she finds one in desolation, she befriends

4. That monastery on its hill
Of remnants of the vanished, collapsed past

5. Whenever the memory recurs to me
A phantom of my pleasant youth passes

6. Before being blessed with it, it disappeared as
A garment that was never worn

7. In the monastery's hallway, my phantom wanders
While the monks circle round like guards

8. It remained there a laughing boy
With an open chest and pleasant soul

9. How much wine has the priest made me drink
That I weep now for breaking the cups

10. In the monastery's darkness or in its shade
Is rest desired for the anguished soul