1

啊，母親，我厭煩了愛情，

不能抬起頭也不能笑，

痛苦的夢已經讓我傷心，

我寧愿讓我的愛死掉。

“喝下我為你釀的酒，

你會由此獲得安寧。”

2

哪里是雨中的銀子？

海中的音樂又在哪里？

哪里是整日唱歌的鳥兒？

它們的旋律讓我悲戚。

“在你詢問的夜晚愛已飛走，

他將它們一切隱藏，不讓你看見?！盵1]

When Love Goes

I

O mother,I am sick of love,

I cannot laugh nor lift my head,

My bitter dreams have broken me,

I would my love were dead.

"Drink of the draught I brew for thee,

Thou shalt have quiet in its stead."

II

Where is the silver in the rain,

Where is the music in the sea,

Where is the bird that sang all day

To break my heart with melody?

"The night thou badst Love fly away,

He hid them all from thee."

注釋

[1]愛情本來應給人們帶來歡樂，但有時它又帶來巨大痛苦，以致“我寧愿讓我的愛死掉”，表現出“我”無盡的悲傷。愛情一旦離開，連那些代表美好的東西如唱歌的鳥兒等都帶著了。