by William Blake

 

Never seek to tell thy love, 

Love that never told can be; 

For the gentle wind does 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 depart!

 

Soon as she was gone from   me, 

A traveler came by, 

Silently, invisibly, 

He took her with a sigh.

 

爱的秘密

      黄雨石 译

 

爱情永不宜在情人面前搬弄，

永不要对她说出你的心意，

你只看那轻轻吹动着的微风，

它总一声不响、不露形迹。

 

我就曾对情人吐露我的爱情，

战栗着、哆嗦着、带着恐惧，

我让她完全看透了我的心。

但结果啊！她很快就把我抛弃！

 

等她刚刚离开我的眼前，

一声不响、不露形迹，

一个过路人来到她的身边，

她轻叹了一声便随他而去。