O sorrow of life, O sorrow of life,
Give me counsel, I implore.
On one side, her abode, on the other, the tavern's door,
On one side, her abode, on the other, the tavern's door.
Where shall I go, for decision I cannot find?
Where shall I go, for decision I cannot find?
On one side, her abode, on the other, the tavern's door,
On one side, her abode, on the other, the tavern's door.
On one side, a vision of beauty blooms,
On the other, a promise of revelry consumes.
On one side, a vision of beauty blooms,
On the other, a promise of revelry consumes.
The heart feels a pull from both, a bond,
On one side, her abode, on the other, the tavern's door,
On one side, her abode, on the other, the tavern's door.
If I rise from her doorstep, where shall I turn?
If I forsake the tavern, to dust I shall return.
If I rise from her doorstep, where shall I turn?
If I forsake the tavern, to dust I shall return.
If I rise from her doorstep, where shall I turn?
If I forsake the tavern, to dust I shall return.
In this plight of anguish, what shall I do, O God?
On one side, her abode, on the other, the tavern's door,
On one side, her abode, on the other, the tavern's door.
Life is one, yet two desires contend,
Though solitary, for my soul, two claim to extend.
Life is one, yet two desires contend,
Though solitary, for my soul, two claim to extend.
Tell me, my heart, to whom shall I first give my due?
On one side, her abode, on the other, the tavern's door,
On one side, her abode, on the other, the tavern's door.
How shall I sever this tie, O Zafar,
Whom shall I embrace, and whom cast afar?
How shall I sever this tie, O Zafar,
Whom shall I embrace, and whom cast afar?
How shall I sever this tie, O Zafar,
Whom shall I embrace, and whom cast afar?
For my heart is bound to both with ties of the core,
On one side, her abode, on the other, the tavern's door,
On one side, her abode, on the other, the tavern's door.
O sorrow of life, give counsel, I pray,
O sorrow of life, give counsel, I pray.
On one side, her abode, on the other, the tavern's door,
On one side, her abode, on the other, the tavern's door.
Where shall I go, for decision I cannot find?
Where shall I go, for decision I cannot find?
On one side, her abode, on the other, the tavern's door,
On one side, her abode, on the other, the tavern's door,
On one side, her abode, on the other, the tavern's door.
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