Sol 6.1

  1. They said, “You lost heart.” I said, “What longing lover

    Has ever been steadfast with his hands shackled?”

  2. War in the Balkans is less terrifying

    Than my plight, far away, on the day of farewell.

  3. And I, faithful as I was created, surely remember

    My pledge when companions forget their pledges.

  4. O you who drown me in tears, if my blood were to flow

    There beneath the banner, I would depart happy.

  5. Death for the proud man whose soul volunteered for you

    Is better for him than returning grief-stricken.

  6. Surely I deserve to live, guided

    To good deeds, and to die a martyr.

Sol 6.1