W. B. Yeats - The Lady’s Third Song 汉译

When you and my true lover meet

And he plays tunes between your feet.

Speak no evil of the soul,

Nor think that body is the whole,

For I that am his daylight lady

Know worse evil of the body;

But in honour split his love

Till either neither have enough,

That I may hear if we should kiss

A contrapuntal serpent hiss,

You, should hand explore a thigh,

All the labouring heavens sigh.

贵妇的第三支歌

威廉·巴特勒·叶芝

假如你和我的真情人相遇

而他在你的双脚间弹奏乐曲，

请不要妄说灵魂的坏处，

也不要以为肉体就是全部，

因为我是他白天的女人。

了解肉体有更多的弊病；

但是为了名誉请劈分他的爱情

直到二者都不享有足够的一份，

好让我听见，假如我们竟吻成

一种对位的毒蛇似的咝咝声。

你，假如手竟摸索一条大腿，

所有辛苦劳碌的天国都会叹息。