Without deception,
I gave you true affection.
I put my faith in your love,
and your love was treacherous.
You didn't know how to keep hold
of the devotion1 I had offered you.
Now I know that I was a fool,
today I've come to understand that I gave you
more than you deserved.
You didn't know how to keep hold
of the devotion I had offered you.
Now I know that I was a fool,
today I've come to understand that I gave you
more than you deserved.
1. lit. 'the altar/the shrine'