Has fate, I wonder, set traps for me?It has tormented me for so longnow it casts sails of happinessthen surrounds me with snares of love
But what is my fault, oh devilish lifethat enslaves the sensitive soulwho formulated the laws of the Kanunand punishes love so harshly?
And who can imprison feelingsin the dark palaces of misery?Whoever makes the tear flow,will never know the sweetness of joy.




