這就是羅賓威廉斯在心靈點滴中唸的版本

I do not love you as if you were salt-rose, or topaz
or the arrow of carnations the fire shoots off
I love you as certain dark things are to be loved
in secret , between the shadow and the soul

I love you without knowing how, or when or from where
I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride;
so I love you because I know no other way

that is: where i don't exist , nor you
so close that your hand on my chest is my hand,
so close that your eyes close as I fall asleep