Mes Pas Semez [English translation]

My scattered, aimless steps

Through so many lonely places

Are mingled with thoughts

That bring tears to my eyes,

And the more I called out

The less I feel I've been heard.

Yet, I don't know when I will have it better.

I have not held my steps so precious

Nor my spirit so numb

As through the barren mountains and rocks

Of the search for my beloved.

My eyes and ears are sharp,

My speech is quick and open,

But from my beloved, not so much as half a word

My reaction to others

Has been that there is no one

Who comes close to your value.

I am patient with all others;

but, it is for you that I wait.

So, in this I am resolved:

To respect all, but to love only one.

• Artist:Owain Phyfe