没有人和我一起看

None watched with me

看他呼吸如鸟儿拍翅

who watched his fluttering breath,

没有人带来白玫瑰

none brought white roses,

玫瑰没有一枝是红色的

none the roses red;

爱过他的人

many had loved,

都发现他光芒四射

had sought him luminous,

当他心情愉悦

when he was blithe

满床都是紫色

and purple draped his bed;

然而当爱情

yet when Love fell

与瘟疫和战争一同降临

struck down with plague and war,

你把没药的花苞

you lay white myrrh-buds

铺在黯淡的窗楣

on the darkened lintel;

把盛开的花朵

you fastened blossom

绑在崩裂的窗台

to the smitten sill;

让宙斯记录下来

let Zeus record this,

挑衅死亡作恶

daring Death to mar.