Ang pagdating mo'y tulad nang isang bagyo;
Biglang nabago ang takbo ng mundo;
Bayan na dati'y maingay at puno ng mga tao;
Ngayon mga pangarap ay tila naglaho. ...
Sometimes, to solace my sad heart, I say,
Though late it be, though lily-time be past,
Though all the summer skies be overcast,
Haply I will go down to her, some day,
And cast my rests of life before her feet,
That she may have her will of me, being so sweet
And none gainsay!