Praise Blindness Eyes - Die Verbannten Kinder Evas

Praise blindness eyes, for seeing is deceit

Be dumb vain tongue, words are but flattering winds

Break heart and bleed for there is no receipt

To purge inconstancy from most men s minds

And if thine ears false heralds to thy heart

Convey into thy head hopes to obtain

Then tell thy hear ring though art deaf by art

Now love is art that wanted to be plain

Now none is bold except they see his brains

Affection is not known until one be dead

Rewards for love are labours for his pains

Love s quiver made of gold his shafts of lead