None watched with me

没有人和我一起看

who watched his fluttering breath,

看他呼吸如鸟儿拍翅

none brought white roses,

没有人带来白玫瑰

none the roses red;

玫瑰没有一枝是红色的

many had loved,

爱过他的人

had sought him luminous,

都发现他光芒四射

when he was blithe

当他心情愉悦

and purple draped his bed;

满床都是紫色

yet when Love fell

然而当爱情

struck down with plague and war,

与瘟疫和战争一同降临

you lay white myrrh-buds

你把没药的花苞

on the darkened lintel;

铺在黯淡的窗楣

you fastened blossom

把盛开的花朵

to the smitten sill;

绑在崩裂的窗台

let Zeus record this,

让宙斯记录下来

daring Death to mar.

挑衅死亡作恶