The little Love-god lying once asleep

Laid by his side his heart-inflaming brand,

Whilst many nymphs that vow'd chaste life to keep

Came tripping by; but in her maiden hand

The fairest votary took up that fire

Which many legions of true hearts had warm'd;

And so the general of hot desire

Was sleeping by a virgin hand disarm'd.

This brand she quenched in a cool well by,

Which from Love's fire took heat perpetual,

Growing a bath and healthful remedy

For men diseased; but I, my mistress' thrall,

Came there for cure, and this by that I prove,

Love's fire heats water, water cools not love.

小小愛神有一次呼呼地睡著，

把點燃心焰的火炬放在一邊，

一群蹁躚的貞潔的仙女恰巧

走過；其中最美的一個天仙

用她處女的手把那曾經燒紅

萬千顆赤心的火炬偷偷拿走，

于是這玩火小法師在酣睡中

便繳械給那貞女的纖纖素手。

她把火炬往附近冷泉里一浸，

泉水被愛神的烈火燒得沸騰，

變成了溫泉，能消除人間百病；

但我呵，被我情婦播弄得頭疼，

　　跑去溫泉就醫，才把這點弄清：

　　愛燒熱泉水，泉水冷不了愛情。