十四行诗 Sonnet 154

The little love-god lying once asleep

Laid by his side his heart-inflaming brand,

Whilst many nymphs that vow'd chaste life to keep

Came tripping by; but in her maiden hand

The fairest votary took up that fire

Which many legions of true hearts had warm'd;

And so the general of hot desire

Was sleeping by a virgin hand disarm'd.

This brand she quenched in a cool well by,

Which from Love's fire took heat perpetual,

Growing a bath and healthful remedy

For men diseased; but I, my mistress' thrall,

Came there for cure, and this by that I prove,

Love's fire heats water, water cools not love.

小小爱神有一次呼呼地睡着，

把点燃心焰的火炬放在一边，

一群蹁跹的贞洁的仙女恰巧

走过；其中最美的一个天仙

用她处女的手把那曾经烧红

万千颗赤心的火炬偷偷拿走，

于是这玩火小法师在酣睡中

便缴械给那贞女的纤纤素手。

她把火炬往附近冷泉里一浸，

泉水被爱神的烈火烧得沸腾，

变成了温泉，能消除人间百病；

但我呵，被我情妇播弄得头疼，

　　跑去温泉就医，才把这点弄清：

　　爱烧热泉水，泉水冷不了爱情。