Days are consumed with passionate fever br Pursuing a dark, beautiful woman br With tantalizing storm-concealing eyes br And a proud face br Undaunted by youthful suffering. br br Following the sway of her dress br Through crowded streets, br The mind is dizzy with desire br And the heart is filled br With desperate sighs. br br The appearance of some women br From a far-off distance br Can reduce a man to tears br As he pleads to unknown deities br To be beside this mesmerizing, feminine essence. br br There is obsession br Frighteningly all-pervasive br And eroding the last visages of sanity: br br Under these circumstances, br After just meeting a woman, br A man might marry and murder her br Within a week.