原文：Helen,the beauty is to me

Like those Nicean① barks② of yore③,

That gently,o'er a perfumed sea,

The weary,way-worn wanderer bore

To his own native shore.

On desperate seas long wont to roam,

Thy hyacinth④ hair,thy classic face,

Thy Naiad⑤ airs have brought me home

To the glory that was Greece

And the grandeur that was Rome.

Lo!in yon brilliant window-niche

How statue-like I see thee stand!

The agate⑥ lamp within thy hand,

Ah!Psyche⑦,from the regions which

Are Holy Land!

译文：海伦，你的美在我眼里

犹如尼西亚远古的桅帆，

在芬芳的海上慢慢行驶，

载着疲惫的漫游者向前

进入他自己的家园。

恶海上的漂泊他早已习惯，

你美丽的头发，典雅的面容，

天仙般的神采使我联想

古希腊的光荣

和罗马的辉煌。

看！在那边明亮的窗户，

我见你雕像般伫立，

玛瑙灯提在手里，

哦！普塞克仙女，

你来自那片圣地！

注解： ①Nicean,adj. 尼西亚的 ②bark，n. 帆船 ③yore, n. 往昔 ④hyacinth, n. 风信子，引申为美丽之意 ⑤naiad, n. 居住在河、湖中的仙女 ⑥agate，n. 玛瑙 ⑦Psyche, n.普塞克，神话中的仙女