1. By my life, I entrusted my secret and hers

    to none but us, for fear the hidden secrets might spread.

  2. Nor did my two eyes steal so much as a glance at her,

    lest watchful eyes bear witness to our secret communion.

  3. Instead, I made imagination, between me and her,

    a messenger; it conveyed what hearts conceal—

  4. the deepest roots of love—out of care to shield her from foes,

    lest anyone who recalls it be inflamed by its mention.

Sol 5.6