1. Bring back that melody, O spring rain,
For it is a memory of bliss in adversity.

2. Mix the tunes with the melodies this night,
So weeping becomes sweet.

3. Like two little birds, we lived protected,
And whispered morning and eve.

4. Now we lament and weep in the gloom
After we sang in the light.

5. On the strings is a mournful tune
After a joyful song in days of delight.

6. Come bid me farewell and shed
A tear that wilts the flowers of shyness.

7. And after I’m gone, moan a moan
That ignites the wind and rumbles in space.

8. And if I walk alone, craving
Things that are illness and cure,

9. Remind me of that star which
Throbbed like my heart in the sky,

10. The night I kissed you with kisses in which
I found no quenching or fulfillment,

11. For I brought out my soul from my mouth
To a mouth wherein fire and water met.

12. Your soul touched mine and it swooned,
A flame not to be extinguished in us.

13. We pulled at it till my kisses scattered
Like electric sparks.

14. That is a memory which stirs the soul
And sees spring’s bloom in winter.

15. So be patient with beautiful patience,
Such is our life between parting and meeting.

16. For despite partings, love remains.
So fill your heart with love and hope,

17. And remember me to the maidens, and if
Our talk of women becomes abundant,

18. Boast to them of my love, and in
The boast, take pride in me.