Love's Secret 爱的秘密

Love's Secret

           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。