Paradiso: The Lovers 6th =/= The 14th

I waited for a long time upon Venus's shore,
I don't know how long I've waited to see you,
But time started to slowly slip away from me,
So I started to count since then.

One finger meant a month,
Two meant a year,
Three meant a day,
And four meant a decade.

This was the only way I could keep myself for you,
Even if it meant waiting for an eternity.

I wanted to stop counting one day,
I just wanted to see you,
Even if it was only a glance,
If only for an instance,
I would happily die on these shores for you,
As Aphrodite takes her pity on me and takes me away on her waves.

-Beatrice (Paradiso without Temperance)