DO not keep to yourself the secret of your heart, my friend!
Say it to me, only to me, in secret.
You who smile so gently, softly whisper, my heart will hear it, not my ears.
The night is deep, the house is silent, the birds’ nests are shrouded with sleep.
Speak to me through hesitating tears, through faltering smiles, through sweet shame and pain, the secret of your heart!
不要把你心的秘密藏起,我的朋友!
對我說吧,秘密地對我一個人說吧。
你這個笑得這樣溫柔、說得這樣輕軟的人,
我的心將聽著你的語言,不是我的耳朵。
夜深沉,庭寧靜,鳥巢也被睡眠籠罩著。
從躊躇的眼淚里,從沉吟的微笑里,
從甜柔的羞怯和痛苦里,把你心的秘密告訴我吧!