第十二首
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第十二首
说真的，就是这为我所夸耀的十爱十吧，
Indeed this very love which is my boast,
当它从十胸十房涌上眉梢，给我加上
And which, when rising up from breast to brow,
一顶皇冠－－那一颗巨大的红宝石，
Doth crown me with a ruby large enow
光彩夺目，让人知道它价值连城...
To draw men's eyes and prove the inner cost, ...
就算我这全部的、最高成就的十爱十吧，
This love even, all my worth, to the uttermost,
我也不懂得怎样去十爱十，要不是你
I should not love withal, unless that thou
先立下示范，教给我该怎么办－－
Hadst set me an example, shown me how,
当你恳切的目光第一次对上了
When first time thine earnest eyes with mine were crossed
我的目光，而十爱十呼应了十爱十。很明白，
And love called love. And thus, I cannot speak
即使十爱十，我也不能夸说是我的美德。
Of love even, as a good thing of my own.
是你，把我从一片昏迷的软乏中
Thy soul hath snatched up mine all faint and weak
抱起，高置上黄金的宝座，靠近在
And placed by thee on a golden throne, --
你的身旁。而我懂得了十爱十，只因为
And that I love (O soul, we must meek!)
紧挨着你－－我唯一十爱十慕的人
Is by thee only, whom I love alone.