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I must not think of thee;and,tired yet syrong,
I shun the thought that lurks in all delight--
The thought of thee--and in the blue heaven's height
Oh,just beyond the fairest thoughts that throng
This breast,the thought of thee waits hidden yet bright;
But it must never,never come in sight;
I must stop short of thee the whole day long,
But when sleep comes to close each difficult day,
When night gives pause to the long watch I keep,
And all my bonds I needs must loose apart,
Must doff my will as raiment laid away,--
With the first dream that comes with the first sleep
I run,Irun ,I am gather'd to thy heart.

 

不可思念你，我虽疲累却坚持
逃避那潜藏于所有喜悦的情思－－
对你的想念－－在蓝天高处
在歌曲最甜蜜的一节里．
啊，在这美好的思忆聚拢之际，
想你的心潜伏而流晖；
但是它是万万不可显露；
我须终日警惕，却步于你的周围．
然而，当睡眠来结束每一个艰难的白昼，
当黑夜让我长久的窥探稍做停息之时，
我得解开一切的束缚，
该得把坚守的意志像收藏的衣裳般脱下，－－
酣然入睡，梦乡初启的一刻，
载欣载奔，我已迎上你的心头．