“A little Bird I saw—a peerless One—

Upon the four-armed Sign, that peer hath none.

O Peerless One, who is like Thee, Thou Peerless One?

Thou alone.

“Its silvery wings were of a matchless white

More brilliant than the sun’s clear, matchless light.

O Matchless One, who is like Thee, Thou Matchless One?

Thou alone.

“Piteous Its voice—a great, transcendent sigh;