No me apena tanto que sea tuya
Aun cuando la amaba con afecto;
Me aflige hondamente que seas de ella,
Pérdida de amor más dolorosa.
Amantes, vuestro agravio os perdono:
La amas porque sabes que la amo,
Y sé que por mi amor ella me injuria
Tolerando por mí que tú la aceptes.
Si yo te pierdo a ti, ella te gana,
Y en cuanto la perdí tú la encontraste.
Cuando ambos se encuentran, pierdo a ambos,
Y esta cruz por mi amor ambos me imponen.
Mas qué dicha, ser uno con mi amigo,
Pues entonces es mío el amor de ella.

That thou hast her it is not all my grief,
And yet it may be said I loved her dearly;
That she hath thee is of my wailing chief,
A loss in love that touches me more nearly.
Loving offenders thus I will excuse ye:
Thou dost love her, because thou know'st I love her;
And for my sake even so doth she abuse me,
Suffering my friend for my sake to approve her.
If I lose thee, my loss is my love's gain,
And losing her, my friend hath found that loss;
Both find each other, and I lose both twain,
And both for my sake lay on me this cross:
But here's the joy; my friend and I are one;
Sweet flattery! then she loves but me alone.