在欢愉的春天，树叶已是一片葱绿，

In the glad springtime when leaves were green,

哦，画眉鸟快乐地歌唱！

   O merrily the throstle sings!

在纷乱的光亮里，我寻找

I sought, amid the tangled sheen,

我的眼睛从不曾见过的爱人，

Love whom mine eyes had never seen,

哦，快乐的鸽子有金色的翅膀！

   O the glad dove has golden wings!

在竞相开放的白花与红花丛中，

Between the blossoms red and white,

哦，画眉鸟快乐地歌唱！

   O merrily the throstle sings!

我的爱人初次进入我的视线，

My love first came into my sight,

哦，欣悦之完美的幻影，

O perfect vision of delight,

哦，快乐的鸽子有金色的翅膀！

   O the glad dove has golden wings!

橙黄的苹果像火焰一样闪烁，

The yellow apples glowed like fire,

哦，画眉鸟快乐地歌唱！

   O merrily the throstle sings!

哦，嘴唇与竖琴都难以描述如此大爱，

O Love too great for lip or lyre,

爱情与欲望的玫瑰已经盛开，

Blown rose of love and of desire,

哦，快乐的鸽子有金色的翅膀。

   O the glad dove has golden wings!

可如今雪花降临，树木已成灰色，

p. 218But now with snow the tree is grey,

啊，画眉鸟唱得如此忧伤！

   Ah, sadly now the throstle sings!

我的爱人死去：啊，天不佑我

My love is dead: ah! well-a-day,

看啊，我躺在她安静的脚踝旁，

See at her silent feet I lay

一只折断了翅膀的鸽子！

   A dove with broken wings!

啊，爱人！啊，爱人！你惨遭毒手——

   Ah, Love! ah, Love! that thou wert slain—

温柔的鸽子，温柔的鸽子，回来吧！

Fond Dove, fond Dove return again!