"Then said Almitra, 'Speak to us of Love.'

于是爱尔梅特拉说：'请给我们讲讲爱。'

And he raised his head and looked upon the people, and there fell a stillness upon them.

他举起头望着众人，人群静了。

And with a great voice he said:

他高声说：

'When love beckons to you, follow him, though his ways are hard and steep.

当爱向你招手，跟从他，哪怕他的路崎岖陡峭。

And when his wings enfold you, yield to him,

当他的翅抱住你，顺服他，

though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you.

哪怕他羽翼间藏刀会伤你。

And when he speaks to you, believe in him,

当他对你说话，信他，

though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden.'

哪怕他的声音会如北风摧园般打碎你的梦。

注:冰心 译