Robert Burns - O, Once I Lov’d a Bonnie Lass 汉译

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  Ay, and I love her still!

And whilst that virtue warms my breast,

  I’ll love my handsome Nell.

 

As bonnie lasses I hae seen,

  And monie full as braw,

But for a modest gracefu’ mien,

  The like I never saw.

 

A bonnie lass, I will confess,

  Is pleasant to the e’e;

But without some better qualities

  She’s no a lass for me.

 

But Nelly’s looks are blithe and sweet,

  And, what is best of a’,

Her reputation is complete

  And fair without a flaw.

 

She dresses ay sae clean and neat,

  Both decent and genteel;

And then there’s something in her gait

  Gars onie dress look weel.

 

A gaudy dress and gentle air

  May slightly touch the heart;

But it’s innocence and modesty

  That polishes the dart.

 

‘T is this in Nelly pleases me,

  ‘T is this enchants my soul;

For absolutely in my breast

  She reigns without control.