the fairy Queen, Z. 629: act III: A song int我parts and chorus: if love SA sweet passion

If love's a sweet passion,
若愛是一種甜蜜的激情
why does it torment?
為何我嘗得苦澀
If a bitter, oh tell me whence comes my content?
若愛苦澀，為何我又覺甘甜
If love's a sweet passion,
若愛單甜蜜
why does it torment?
何來苦澀
If a bitter, oh tell me whence comes my content?
若愛只苦澀，何來回甘
Since I suffer with pleasure, why should I complain,
獲得愉悅的我又在抱怨什麼
Or grieve at my fate, when I know 'tis in vain?
不由哀怨命運，當我發現一切徒勞
Yet so pleasing the pain is, so soft is the dart,
疼痛成了快樂，黑暗歸屬溫和
That at once it both wounds me and tickles my heart.
傷害我，又讓我心頭一癢
Since I suffer with pleasure, why should I complain,
既嘗獲愉悅，又為何哀怨
Or grieve at my fate, when I know 'tis in vain?
哀怨命運，讓愛徒勞
Yet so pleasing the pain is, so soft is the dart,
傷而快樂，痛也溫和
That at once it both wounds me and tickles my heart.
傷害我，又引誘我，如此折磨我
I press her hand gently, look languishing down,
我輕握她的手，深情卻不敢正視她
And by passionate silence I make my love known.
寂靜間擦出光火，我暴露了我的愛意
I press her hand gently, look languishing down,
輕撫她手，含情垂目
And by passionate silence I make my love known.
寂靜光火，愛意顯露
But oh! how I'm blest when so kind she does prove ,
她閉月羞花，使我癡迷
By some willing mistake to discover her love.
有意犯錯，流露心意
When in striving to hide, she reveals all her flame,
她欲意掩飾，卻心火燃動
And our eyes tell each other what neither dares name.
我知道，相望無言，卻心意相通
But oh! how I'm blest when so kind she does prove,
她柔情似水，讓我沉醉
By some willing mistake to discover her love.
嫻淑典雅，煙視媚行
When in striving to hide, she reveals all her flame,
欲拒還迎，欲掩彌彰
And our eyes tell each other what neither dares name.
深情對望，愛無需多言