What wealth by trade could your sweet love dispose,

Or yet, what belle usurp you as my lover?

The bond we share outshines all sovereign gold;

And finest lusts are but a paltry bother.

No earthly arms can hold the gifts we share;

No wonders of the world boast nobler cause;

No plunder of the heart could top the wares

That seem as gifts bestowed by doting gods.

Our love alone transcends all mortal worth

And by its’ truest form bests earthborn prize—

For all the fashioned bounties of this earth

Can’t dim the truth and beauty, love provides.

Though chattels oft corrupt the soul of man—

Kokoro shows love’s worth in full command.