Sweet day,so cool,so calm,so bright!

The bridal of the earth and sky

The dew shall weep thy fall to-night;

For thou must die.

Sweet rose,whose hue¹ angry and brave,

Bids the rash gazer wipe his eye,

Thy root is ever in its grave,

And thou must die.

Sweet spring,full of sweet days and roses,

A box where sweets compacted lie,

My music shows ye have your closes,

And all must die,

Only a sweet and virtuous² soul,

Like season'd timber,never gives;

But though the whole world turn to coal,

Then chiefly lives.

甜美的白昼，如此凉爽、安宁、明媚！

天地间完美的匹配。

今宵的露珠儿将为你的消逝而落泪；

为你必须离去。

美丽的玫瑰，色泽红润艳丽，

令匆匆而过的人拭目而视，

你的根永远扎在坟墓里，

而你必须消逝。

美妙的春天，充满了美好的日子和芳香的玫瑰，

如一支芬芳满溢的盒子，

我的音乐表明你们也有终止，

万物都得消逝。

唯有美好而正直的心灵，

犹如干燥备用的木料，永不走样；

纵然整个世界变为灰烬，

它依然流光溢彩。