Thank you for your collaboration You were a most esteemed Collaborationist And your great spirit of sacrifice And all the time you spent On our common cause Will never be forgotten; And in the future You can be sure We will always take into account Your noble teachings And of course your seriousness, versatility And great humanity More than colleagues We were family Please let me know then At your earliest convenience Where to deposit the amount owed And what remains Of your fees We wanted to give a party, too Nothing too special Just a farewell glass of wine but As you know, your reserve And your aversion To any form or gesture of greeting— Some thought it arrogance But only because They didn't really know you So they've asked me Who have always Been your closest Collaborator Among all those You work with And please don't trouble yourself to come by Because we will see to Returning your personal belongings And everything else That you left behind I can't even imagine All that you'll be able to do With your time, no longer under a boss You surely have a passion A dream, an old desire And finally the chance arises To give yourself body and soul To what only yesterday Had seemed an illusion Believe me, it may be true, we're alike But passions are what make us Different and a little special Enclosed please find for your review The account settlement statement Along with my most distinguished Sincerest, and kindest regards