Don’t let that night produce anything.\par Let no happy shout be heard on that night.\par
Lo, let that night be solitary, Let no joyful voice come therein.
Yes, let that night be solitary and barren; let no joyful voice come into it.
Lo, let that night be barren; Let no joyful voice come therein.
May that night be childless; may no happy singing come in it.
May that night be alone and unworthy of praise.
Let that night be solitary, and not worthy of praise.
Let the darkness keep that night.\par Leave that night off the calendar.\par Don’t put that night in any of the months.\par
Some magicians are always wanting\par to wake Leviathan. {\cf2\super [9]} \par So let them say their curses,\par and curse the day I was born.\par
People have stopped showing their joy. All the happy sounds have stopped. The happy music from the drums and harps has ended.