Ah, my Zelima, if I did but know what I feel, that certain knowledge would be a cure of my grief; but I know not the nature of my pain, for now it seemeth tearful sadness, and now it is pensive melancholy; I only know, I know I feel, though I know not what I feel, the illusions of my soul mock me so.

Si yo supiera,
Ay Celima, lo que siento,
De mi mismo sentimiento
Lisonja al dolor hiciera;
Pero de la pena mia
No sé la naturaleza;
Que entonces fuera tristeza
Lo que hoy es melancolía,
Solo que sé sentir no sé,
Que ilusion del alma fue.

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