Lost Paradise

Don't show me the promised land,

No,
Don't talk to me about paradise.

You will show me the blue sky,
The green grass, the yellow sun, the purple carnations,
the moon-lit sky,
But,
You will not be there by my side.

Leave it to the painter, the poet, the dramatist, the musician;

No,
Don't talk to me about paradise.

Don't show me the promised land,
If you cannot walk the distance with me.