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The other two, slight air and purging fire,
還有兩種元素，凈火與輕風，
Are both with thee, wherever I abide;
不論我棲身何處總伴隨你的行蹤；
The first my thought, the other my desire,
風是我的思想，火是我的欲望，
These present-absent with swift motion slide.
它們神出鬼沒，來去何匆匆。
For when these quicker elements are gone
這兩個輕快的元素一旦他往，
In tender embassy of love to thee,
去為我向你傳達愛的心衷，
My life, being made of four, with two alone
我的生命便奄奄待斃，愁心難整，
Sinks down to death, oppress'd with melancholy;
不堪其中一對，因為它本由元素構成。
Until life's composition be recured
我的生命的結構要想復原，
By those swift messengers return'd from thee,
除非這兩個輕靈的使者回還，
Who even but now come back again, assured
呵，它們現在就回來了，提到
Of thy fair health, recounting it to me:
你的健康狀況，切切傳話報平安。
This told, I joy; but then no longer glad,
我聞信不由大喜，可嘆喜而不久,
I send them back again and straight grow sad.
再次送走它們后，我仍濃愁依舊。
