Tell me, then, how shall I spend t'is azure night without thee?
Without thee, querida, my soul is but solemn and vain;
just as though I've lost my brain-and my soul's bout
to drain-yes, in here where no delight-but worries,
are in me. And no shield is to protect that-
as thou, my love, art in a dream, but far-far away.
I am consoled only by t'ese fragments-and remarks,
of t'is silly infatuation-that brings thee into life;
t'is dream of my forbidden, unrequited love, for thee!
I am but without thee-my lover, my solitary prince-
wherefore can thou be? My darling-can thou hear me
wail? All day and all night, o but I long for thee,
I crave for thee only-my dear, my dear. But thou
art not here-and can't ever be here-as thou but
belong to some other's charms-how peaceful would
thou sleep in her arms-and t'is is my agony-
killing me from inside, as a lover-a lost lover from
afar. For I can only console thee by my words-a poet
as I am, and thou art a prince from a distant land-
but still I adore thee! I love thee tenderly, and most
devotedly, over the morning dews of the river, my love for
thee could not help-still it dwells, in its but serene profusion.