Some say that love's a little boy,

有人说爱情是个小男孩，

And some say it's a bird,

也有人说像只小鸟；

Some say it makes the world go round,

有人说它令世界运行，

And some say it makes that's absurd,

也有人说那是荒谬。

And when I asked the man next-door,

当我去询问邻居的男子，

Who looked as if he knew,

他仿佛对爱情了然，

His wife got very cross indeed,

而他的妻子怒火填膺，

And said it wouldn't do.

说那并无可能。

Does it look like a pair of pyjamas

爱情看起来像1条睡裤，

Or the ham in a temperance hotel

还是像无酒旅馆的火腿？

Does its odor remind one of llamas

它闻起来是骆驼的气味，

Or has it a comforting smell?

还是芬芳而温馨?

Is it quickly to touch as a hedge is,

它摸起来是犹如多刺的树篱。

Or soft as eiderdown fluff?

还是柔软若鸭绒？

is it sharp or quite smooth at the edges?

它的棱角是凌厉还是光滑?

Oh tell me the truth about love.

哦，告诉我爱情的真相吧。

When it comes, will it come without warning

爱情的来临是否悄无预告，

Just as I'm picking my nose?

像我挖鼻子那样吗？

Will its knock on my door in he morning,

它是否会在早晨敲响我的门，

Or tread in he bus on my toes?

还是会给我1脚踩到公共汽车里？

Will it come like a change in the weather

它的到来会不会像季候的变化?

Will its greeting be courteous or rough?

它的问候是谦恭抑或粗鲁？

Will it alter my life altogether?

它会让我的生活天翻地覆吗？

Oh tell me the truth about love

哦，告诉我爱情的真相吧。