Believe me, if all those endearing young charms

I.

Believe me, if all those endearing young charms,

Which I gaze on so fondly to-day,

Were to change by to-morrow, and fleet in my arms,

Like fairy-gifts fading away,—

Thou wouldst still be ador'd as this moment thou art,

Let thy loveliness fade as it will;

And, around the dear ruin each wish of my heart

Would entwine itself verdantly still!

II.

It is not while beauty and youth are thine own,

And thy cheeks unprofan'd by a tear,

That the fervour and faith of a soul can be known,

To which time will but make thee more dear!

Oh! the heart, that has truly lov'd, never forgets,

But as truly loves on to the close;

As the sun-flower turns on her god, when he sets,

The same look which she turn'd when he rose!

I.

信じてほしい、もし仮に、今いとしく見つめている、

あなたの若くすてきな魅力がすべて

明日までには変わって、はかない妖精の贈り物のように、

私の腕の中で消え失せるとしても、

あなたは、この今そうであるように、ずっと愛され続けよう。

美しさなど色褪せるままにすればいい。

そうしたら、大切な廃墟のまわりに、私の心の願いすべてが、

永遠に、緑豊かに、絡みつくだろう！

II.

あなたが若さと美しさをわが物とし、

その頬が涙に汚れていない間は、

（私の）心の情熱と信念を知ることはできない。

しかし時がたてば、その心にあなたはいっそういとしくなる。

そうとも、心から愛してきたのだから、決して忘れることはなく、

最後まで変わらず、心から愛し続けるだろう。

ちょうど、太陽の神が沈むとき、ひまわりが神に向ける顔は、

太陽が昇るときに向けた顔と同じなように！

Be-lieve | me, if all | those en-dear-|ing young charms,

Which I gaze | on so fond-|ly to-day,

Were to change | by to-mor-|row, and fleet | in my arms,

Like fair-|y-gifts fad-|ing a-way,—

Thou wouldst still | be a-dor'd | as this mo-|ment thou art,

Let thy love-|li-ness fade | as it will;

And, a-round | the dear ru-|in each wish | of my heart

Would en-twine | it-self ver-|dant-ly still!

It is | not while beau-|ty and youth | are thine own,

And thy cheeks | un-pro-fan'd | by a tear,

That the fer-|vour and faith | of a soul | can be known,

To which time| will but make | thee more dear!

Oh! the heart, | that has tru-|ly lov'd, nev-|er for-gets,

But as tru-|ly loves on | to the close;

As the sun-|flow-er turns | on her god, | when he sets,

The same look | which she turn'd | when he rose!