英詩：The Song of the Rose

(ｔｈｅ　ｗｈｉｌｅｓ　ｓｏｍｅ　ｏｎｅ　ｄｉｄ　ｃｈａｎｔ　ｔｈｉｓ　ｌｏｖｅｌｙ　ｌａｙ)

The whiles some one did chant this l

(ａｈ　ｓｅｅ，　ｗｈｏｓｏ　ｆａｉｒ　ｔｈｉｎｇ　ｄｏｓｔ　ｆａｉｎ　ｔｏ　ｓｅｅ，)

Ah see, whoso fair thing dost

(ｉｎ　ｓｐｒｉｎｇｉｎｇ　ｆｌｏｗｅｒ　ｔｈｅ　ｉｍａｇｅ　ｏｆ　ｔｈｙ　ｄａｙ)

In springing flower the image of thy

(ａｈ　ｓｅｅ　ｔｈｅ　ｖｉｒｇｉｎ　ｒｏｓｅ，　ｈｏｗ　ｓｗｅｅｔｌｙ　ｓｈｅ)

Ah see the virgin rose, how sweetly

(ｄｏｔｈ　ｆｉｒｓｔ　ｐｅｅｐ　ｆｏｒｔｈ　ｗｉｔｈ　ｂａｓｈｆｕｌ　ｍｏｄｅｓｔｙ，)

Doth first peep forth with bashful

(ｔｈａｔ　ｆａｉｒｅｒ　ｓｅｅｍｓ，　ｔｈｅ　ｌｅｓｓ　ｙｅ　ｓｅｅ　ｈｅｒ　ｍａｙ)

That fairer seems, the less

(ｌｏ　ｓｅｅ　ｓｏｏｎ　ａｆｔｅｒ，　ｈｏｗ　ｍｏｒｅ　ｂｏｌｄ　ａｎｄ　ｆｒｅｅ)

Lo see soon after, how more bold and

(ｈｅｒ　ｂａｒｅｄ　ｂｏｓｏｍ　ｓｈｅ　ｄｏｔｈ　ｂｒｏａｄ　ｄｉｓｐｌａｙ)

Her bared bosom she doth broad

(ｌｏ　ｓｅｅ　ｓｏｏｎ　ａｆｔｅｒ，　ｈｏｗ　ｓｈｅ　ｆａｄｅｓ，　ａｎｄ　ｆａｌｌｓ　ａｗａｙ．)

Lo see soon after, how she

(ｓｏ　ｐａｓｓｅｔｈ，　ｉｎ　ｔｈｅ　ｐａｓｓｉｎｇ　ｏｆ　ａ　ｄａｙ，)

So passeth, in the passing of a

(ｏｆ　ｍｏｒｔａｌ　ｌｉｆｅ　ｔｈｅ　ｌｅａｆ，　ｔｈｅ　ｂｕｄ，　ｔｈｅ　ｆｌｏｗｅｒ，)

Of mortal life the leaf,

(ｎｅ　ｍｏｒｅ　ｄｏｔｈ　ｆｌｏｕｒｉｓｈ　ａｆｔｅｒ　ｆｉｒｓｔ　ｄｅｃａｙ，)

Ne more doth flourish after first

(ｔｈａｔ　ｅｒｓｔ　ｗａｓ　ｓｏｕｇｈｔ　ｔｏ　ｄｅｃｋ　ｂｏｔｈ　ｂｅｄ　ａｎｄ　ｂｏｗｅｒ，)

That erst was sought to deck

(ｏｆ　ｍａｎｙ　ａ　ｌａｄｙ，　ａｎｄ　ｍａｎｙ　ａ　ｐａｒａｍｏｕｒ：)

Of many a lady, and many

(ｇａｔｈｅｒ　ｔｈｅｒｅｆｏｒｅ　ｔｈｅ　ｒｏｓｅ，　ｗｈｉｌｓｔ　ｙｅｔ　ｉｓ　ｐｒｉｍｅ，)

Gather therefore the rose, whilst

(ｆｏｒ　ｓｏｏｎ　ｃｏｍｅｓ　ａｇｅ，　ｔｈａｔ　ｗｉｌｌ　ｈｅｒ　ｐｒｉｄｅ　ｄｅｆｌｏｗｅｒ)

For soon comes age, that will her

(ｇａｔｈｅｒ　ｔｈｅ　ｒｏｓｅ　ｏｆ　ｌｏｖｅ，　ｗｈｉｌｓｔ　ｙｅｔ　ｉｓ　ｔｉｍｅ，)

Gather the rose of love, whilst

(ｗｈｉｌｓｔ　ｌｏｖｉｎｇ　ｔｈｏｕ　ｍａｙｓｔ　ｌｏｖｅｄ　ｂｅ　ｗｉｔｈ　ｅｑｕａｌ　ｃｒｉｍｅ．)

Whilst loving thou mayst loved