I came to the world before you

to prepare my soul

for the celebration of our rendezvous,

to taste life without you

so each moment I saw you

would be a miracle

 

I came to the world before you

to make flowers live longer

and flames burn brighter

and to disperse the sorrowful clouds,

to learn how easy it is

to come to life in your embrace

and lose you within me

 

I came to the world before you

to make gazelles

draw near to villages and wells,

to make birds feed from our hands

and elude snares and traps

 

I came to the world before you

to be able to light stars

like candles

whenever you desire, my love,

to create a place for our rendezvous

from the softest down

 

I came to the world before you

to train my eyes

to make out your features

amid a flood of colour,

to train my ears

to detect your whisper

amid a storm of voices

 

I came to the world before you

so that my every fibre

will resonate with the music of your body,

so that I may be worthy

of claiming the crown and the throne

of your love