1. I do not claim I was faithful to my covenant with you

    and watched over you as I should—for faithfulness has many forms.

  2. Could I live on after our parting and claim

    that I cared for you well? Truly, I would be a liar.

  3. Indeed, I have not died of grief for you—for I possess

    a heart that melts as separation wills.

  4. And among the witnesses to my passion is this: I am

    quick to rapture by nature—and the lover is ever quick to rapture.

  5. I thrill whenever lightning flashes, and I sway,

    intoxicated, whenever a south wind blows over me.

Sol 5.6