I am tossing you an apple. If you willingly love me,

Τῷ μήλῳ βάλλω σε· σὺ δ᾽ εἰ μὲν ἑκοῦσα φιλεῖς με,

Take it and share with me your virginity.

δεξαμένη τῆς σῆς παρθενίης μετάδος·

But if the worst should happen and you retreat.

εἰ δ᾽ ἄρ᾽, ὃ μὴ γίγνοιτο, ὀκνεῖς, τοῦτ᾽ αὐτὸ λαβοῦσα

Take the apple and think: its ripeness is preciously brief.

σκέψαι τὴν ὥρην ὡς ὀλιγοχρόνιος.