I DREAMED that one had died in a strange place

我曾梦见有个人死在异乡，

Near no accustomed hand,

无亲无故，草草下葬；

And they had nailed the boards above her face,

当地的农民迷惑不解，

The peasants of that land,

钉几块木板把她的面容遮挡；

Wondering to lay her in that solitude,

两根木头架成十字，

And raised above her mound

竖在刚刚垒起的墓旁，

A cross they had made out of two bits of wood,

周围栽好长青的柏树，

And planted cypress round;

就此把她弃置郊外，一片荒凉；

And left her to the indifferent stars above

直到我刻下这些词句，

Until I carved these words:

陪伴她的唯有冷漠的星光：

She was more beautiful than thy first love,

如今虽然躺在棺木之中，

But now lies under boards.

她当年比你的初恋更加漂亮。