I don't want what's not mine
Who knows how to cherish, who single-handedly wrecks it allWho slowly learned all sorts of schemes of the heartWho already has wisdom and still wants controlWrestles hard with the world and, eventually, falls heavilyOne cannot have what belongs to othersLike three-year-olds in a park fighting over a beach ballSo everything that belongs to himI don't even expect to possess
Poverty and wealth, they both don't matterWhat sparkles needn't be brandished to the deathMan's existence in the world is so inconspicuousTo be so stupid as to break one's back for a bagatelleTo be troubled by desireBut present you as a prize to me and I'll acceptI've never wanted what I've yet to get a hold ofFor all your derision I have never begged for mercyWho holds a grudge for how much you've wrenched from me
Who knows how to cherish, who single-handedly wrecks it allWho slowly learned all sorts of schemes of the heartWho already has wisdom and still wants controlDon't say if people want to be greedy, they should be greedy at all costsOne cannot have what belongs to othersI no longer care who is still fighting whomSo everything that belongs to himI don't even expect to possess