She walks in beauty, like the night
伊人倩影移幽步,
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
此夜云消星盡出。
And all that's best of dark and bright
總覺日夜絕美色,
Meet in her aspect and her eyes:
盡歸伊人眉宇間。
Thus mellow'd to that tender light
抿儂光華天亦醉,
Which heaven to gaudy day denies.
豈容熾日來爭輝。
One shade the more, one ray the less,
增絲少毫皆失色,
Had half impair'd the nameless grace
總損伊人奇資顏。
Which waves in every raven tress,
綹綹青絲落如瀑,
Or softly lightens o'er her face;
柔柔紅靨幻似酥。
Where thoughts serenely sweet express
幽幽如蜜滋情愫,
How pure, how dear their dwelling-place.
欲訴此間多淳濡。
And on that cheek, and o'er that brow,
嬌息拂面柳眉舒,
So soft, so calm, yet eloquent,
難盡幽柔語中意。
The smiles that win, the tints that glow,
一笑傾城艷傾國,
But tell of days in goodness spent,
日日書伊美德馥。
A mind at peace with all below,
花顏不掩閑庭質(zhì),
A heart whose love is innocent!
愛慕無邪閨心淑。