When we two parted

In silence and tears,

Half broken-hearted

To sever for years,

Pale grew thy cheek and cold,

Colder thy kiss;

Truly that hour foretold

Sorrow to this!

The dew of the morning

Sunk chill on my brow-

It felt like the warning

Of what I feel now.

Thy vows are all broken,

And light is thy fame:

I hear thy name spoken,

And share in its shame.

They name thee before me,

A knell to mine ear;

A shudder comes o'er me-

Why wert thou so dear?

They know not I knew thee

Who knew thee too well:

long, long shall I rue thee,

Too deeply to tell.

In secret we met-

In silence I grieve,

That thy heart could forget,

Thy spirit deceive.

If I should meet thee

After long year,

How should I greet thee?

With silence and tears.

譯文：

昔日依依別，

淚流默無言；

離恨肝腸斷，

此別又幾年。

冷頰何慘然，

一吻寒更添；

日后傷心事，

此刻已預(yù)言。

朝起寒露重，

凜冽凝眉間－－

彼時已預(yù)告：

悲傷在今天。

山盟今安在？

汝名何輕賤！

吾聞汝名傳，

羞愧在人前。

聞汝名聲惡，

猶如聽喪鐘。

不禁心怵惕－－

往昔情太濃。

誰知舊日情，

斯人知太深。

綿綿長懷恨，

盡在不言中。

昔日喜幽會，

今朝恨無聲。

舊情汝已忘，

疾心遇薄幸。

多年離別后，

抑或再相逢，

相逢何所語？

淚流默無聲。