Never Seek to Tell Thy Love

Never seek to tell thy love,
Love that never told can be;
For the gentle wind doth move
Silently, invisibly,
I told my love, I told my love,
I told her all my heart;
Trembling, cold, in ghastly fears,
Ah! She did apart.
Soon after she was gone from me,
A traveler came by,
Silently, invisibly:
He took her with a sigh.


不要輕易表達你的愛

不要輕易抒發你心中的愛意，
那是一種無言的愛；
看那飄搖的微風
輕輕地，不留一絲痕跡。
我表達了心意，我表達了心意，
我向她訴說了心中的所有；
發抖、寒冷、死亡般的恐懼，
唉！她竟飄然離去。
不久前，她離我而去，
一位旅者與我擦肩而過，
輕輕地，不留一絲痕跡：
一聲輕歎，美人與歸。