1. O night of love, beguile the clouds with the moon
And drape over us a veil of trees

2. We do not care for what modesty rejects
But we fear the suspicion of onlookers

3. Beloved of my heart, how beautiful you are awake
As the earth is illuminated by the rising moon

4. Nay, but your being awake is more beautiful, for without it there would be no moon
That shines sweetly, nor eyes kept awake in vigil

5. Do not despair, for one's life passes
Either in joyous love or in sorrow

6. Lay upon my neck a head in which gathered
All beauty, of light and blossoms