我不爱你！—是的，我不爱你！

  And yet when thou art absent I am sad;

  然而你不在时，我好悲戚；

And envy even the bright blue sky above thee,

你头顶的蓝天我也妒忌，

  Whose quiet stars may see thee and be glad.

  星星悄悄瞅你也会欢喜。

I do not love thee!—yet, I know not why,

我不爱你！—为啥却不知详,

  Whate'er thou dost seems still well done, to me:

  你为我做什么仍满像样；

And often in my solitude I sigh

我常在孤寂时哀叹嗟伤—

  That those I do love are not more like thee!

  我爱的人和你都不太像！

I do not love thee!—yet, when thou art gone,

我不爱你！—可一旦你别离，

  I hate the sound (though those who speak be dear)

  你如乐的嗓音萦绕耳际，

Which breaks the lingering echo of the tone

我所爱慕者虽话语甜蜜，

  Thy voice of music leaves upon my ear.

    纷纷来搅扰，我恼恨不已。

I do not love thee!—yet thy speaking eyes,

我不爱你！—可你双眸湛蓝，                                                 a

  With their deep, bright, and most expressive blue,

  明亮的目光饱含着语言，                               A

Between me and the midnight heaven arise,

午夜天老在我面前浮现，                                 A

  Oftener than any eyes I ever knew.

  远甚我熟悉的任何双眼。                               A

I know I do not love thee! yet, alas!

我自知不爱你！唉，可没人—                                                 B

  Others will scarcely trust my candid heart;

  几无人相信我直白的心！                               B

And oft I catch them smiling as they pass,

人们走过时，常含笑吟吟，                               B

  Because they see me gazing where thou art.

  因你在哪儿—我目不转睛。                             b

             —by Caroline Elizabeth Sarah NORTON（1808—1876）