Love is done when Love's begun, 1
Sages say,
But have Sages known?
Truth adjourn your Boon
Without Day.
Sages say,
But have Sages known?
Truth adjourn your Boon
Without Day.
(F.1526/J.1485)
[1] Love:: "A game of chance in which one player holds up a certain number of fingers, and the other, without seeing, guesses their number. = mora. Obs" (OED 11) done, begun:: the game ends immediately.
[2] Sages:: smart people.
[3] But, known?:: even sages cannot know the result.
[4] Truth:: result of the game. adjourn:: to defer its further proceedings to another day. Boon:: the gift (of profound wisdom) of sages.
[5] Without Day:: endless. The wisdom of sages cannot apply to Love.