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I have nothing but my sorrow,
Why should I begrudge it,
O sorrow, I have ended,
Because I know that on the day of my final agony,

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I have nothing but my sorrow,

and I want nothing more.

It has been, it still is, faithful to me.

Why should I begrudge it,

since during the hours,

when my soul crushed the depths of my heart,

it was seated there beside me?

O sorrow, I have ended,

you see, by respecting you,

because I am certain you will never leave me.

Ah, I realize it: your beauty lies in the force of your being.

Because I know that on the day of my final agony,

you will be there, lying in my sheets,

O sorrow, so that you might once again attempt to enter my heart.

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