Oh, where the fair sun's light glistens the sand,
and the crystal waves of the sea so blue,
A paradise, caressed by nature grand,
my freedom, whom I have loved before you!
Its calm mountains of beauty incarnate
to a thousand fortunes I would relish!
Trysts with knowledge, ideas passionate,
with life, liberty, shall I not cherish?
But when you, oh darling of my vision,
are damned to the hell of mundanity,
I cling to light that darkens my mission,
drowned in the abyss of iniquity!
Dreams, awakened and fulfilled at life's cost,
Memories, future of bliss, all is lost!