Ráma, the mighty-armed; and how

Shall I desert my darling now?

A scholar wise, a hero bold,

Of patient mood, with wrath controlled,

How can I bid my Ráma fly,

My darling of the lotus eye?

In heaven itself I scarce could bear,

When asking of my Ráma there,

To hear the Gods his griefs declare,

And O, that death would take me hence