She Is Not Fair to Outward View

She is not fair to outward view   

As many maidens be,  

Her loveliness I never knew

Until she smil'd on me;

Oh, then I saw her eye was bright,

A well of love, a spring of light! 

But now her looks are coy and cold,  

To mine they ne'er reply,  

And yet I cease not to behold

The love-light in her eye:

Her very frowns are fairer far

Than smiles of other maidens are.

 

她没有其他姑娘那样 

美丽的外表， 

直到她对我嫣然一笑 

我才发现她是如此可爱， 

噢，我看到她那明亮美丽的双眸， 

那是爱的深井，光的源泉。 

但此刻她的眼神羞怯而冷漠 

不愿回应我的凝视， 

然而，我依然从她眼中 

看到了爱的光芒，

他轻蹙的额头是那么美丽，

其他姑娘的微笑都无法与之媲美。