Verse Dedicated to a Sad Girlfriend (Continued) pg. 62

And when, again and again in a free hour

A sad song knits your white temples

Remember alone[1]  that I alone

I wanted to love you [but] you despised me

The liquid of the coastal waves is continually peaceful

May God guide your little boat

In happiness[2], in unhappiness[3], remember me

            For I sincerely love you

            Fate drives us in different directions

            Like the gale [drives] the ocean waves

            But you me, and I you

            Let’s remember [each other] forever, always

Like a wildflower bends down modestly

Thus I beg you, Bronia, don’t forget me

Without you I go [my] way alone

Without any star in the sky

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[1] Crossed out in original

[2] Or “good fortune”

[3] Or “misfortune”