《When Love Was Born 》
《小爱神出生时》
When Love was born I think he lay
Right warm on Venus' breast,
And whiles he smiled and whiles would play
And whiles would take his rest.
But always, folded out of sight,
The wings were growing strong
That were to bear him off in flight
Erelong, erelong
小爱神出生的时候，我想
他正温暖地躺在维纳斯的胸前，
时而微笑，时而玩耍，
时而进入睡眠。
但他总是折叠他的翅膀
与视线之外越来越强壮。
过不了多久，过不了多长，
他就会离地飞翔。
《Dust》
《尘埃》
When I went to look at what had long been hidden,
A jewel laid long ago in a secret place,
I trembled, for I thought to see its dark deep fire—
But only a pinch of dust blew up in my face.
I almost gave my life long ago for a thing
That has gone to dust now, stinging my eyes—
It is strange how often a heart must be broken
Before the years can make it wise.
多年之前我将珍宝秘藏于某处，
当我再去查看已是好多年，
我以为我会看到幽暗深邃的闪光——
但令我颤抖的只是一撮尘埃泼溅我一脸。
多年之前我为这件事几乎耗费我的生命，
但现在只剩一撮尘埃刺伤我眼睛——
多么惊讶于人心往往非的破碎
历经岁月之后才会聪颖。
《Pain》
《痛苦》
Waves are the sea's daughter,
And raindrops the children of rain,
But why for my shimmering body
Have I a mother like Pain?
Night is the mother of stars,
And wind the mother of foam—
The world is brimming with beauty
But I must stay at home.
浪是海的女儿，
雨珠是雨的儿郎，
为何我的身体会发光
难道痛苦是我娘？
夜晚是星辰的母亲，
风是泡沫的妈妈——
这世界到处都是美，
可我只能待在家。
《Debt》
《情债》
What do I owe to you
Who loved me deep and long?
You never gave my spirit wings
Or gave my heart a song.
But oh, to him I loved,
Who loved me not at all,
I owe the open gate
That led through heaven's wall.
我何以欠你，
你对我情深意长？
你不曾给我精神的翅膀，
抑或心灵的歌唱。
但是呀，我却爱着他，
他根本不把我放在心上，
我欠开放之门
通往天堂之墙。
