Real and unreal

(689)  Tomarei bhalobesechi

You alone have I loved,
Time after time...
In many births, in many forms,
With many names, so many times.

With the colored splendor of morning's sun,
In my lifeblood I've realized Thee.
I've seen You in heart's privacy,
Sweeping away the sorrow and affliction.

When I was drunk on blind attachment's wine,
Though getting You nearby, I did not see.
Forgetting You, I pursued unreal things,
But You have shattered those illusions mine.

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