Sonnet 130
十四行诗·第一三〇首
William Shakespeare · 威廉·莎士比亚
My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;
Coral is far more red than her lips' red;
If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;
If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.
I have seen roses damask'd, red and white,
But no such roses see I in her cheeks;
And in some perfumes is there more delight
Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.
I love to hear her speak, yet well I know
That music hath a far more pleasing sound;
I grant I never saw a goddess go;
My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground:
And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare
As any she belied with false compare.
我情人的眼睛一点也不像太阳；
珊瑚远比她嘴唇的红更红；
若雪是白的，那么她的胸脯是褐色的；
若头发是铁丝，她头上长着黑铁丝。
我见过红白相间的玫瑰，
但在她的脸颊上见不到这样的玫瑰；
有些香水确实比
我情人的气息更令人沉醉。
我爱听她说话，但我深知
音乐有着远更悦耳的声音；
我承认我从未见过女神行走；
我的情人，当她走动，脚踏着大地：
然而，天在上，我认为我的爱同样珍稀，
堪比任何被虚假比喻美化的人。
莎翁反讽地"贬低"情人，却是最真诚的情诗——真爱无需夸张的比喻。