自从我爱的人收留了我，

Since my Beloved chambered me

我就在她的双乳中经受捶打，

   To beat within her breast,

她用我的灵魂点亮祭坛

And took my soul to light a shrine

而她的灵魂盛装打扮，

   Her soul had decked and dressed,

抓住我的歌声靠近她的喉咙，--

And caught my songs about her throat,—

被解剖，被看透，我献出我的自白，

   Dissected, known, confessed,

我生活在她的慈善中

I dwell within her charity

我是她半心半意招待的客人。

   A half-unwelcome guest.