歌词与中文翻译
Devouring Time, blunt thou the lion's paws,
饕餮的时光，去磨钝雄狮的爪，
And make the earth devour her own sweet brood;
命大地吞噬自己宠爱的幼婴，
Pluck the keen teeth from the fierce tiger's jaws,
去猛虎的颚下把它利牙拔掉，
And burn the long-lived phoenix in her blood;
焚毁长寿的凤凰，灭绝它的种，
Make glad and sorry seasons as thou fleets,
使季节在你飞逝时或悲或喜；
And do what'er thou wilt, swift-footed Time,
而且，捷足的时光，尽肆意地摧残,
To the wide world and all her fading sweets;
这大千世界和它易谢的芳菲；
But I forbid thee one most heinous crime:
只有这极恶大罪我禁止你犯：
O, carve not with thy hours my love's fair brow,
哦，别把岁月刻在我爱的额上，
Nor draw no lines there with thine antique pen;
或用古老的铁笔乱画下皱纹：
Him in thy course untainted do allow
在你的飞逝里不要把它弄脏，
For beauty's pattern to succeeding men.
好留给后世永作美丽的典型。
Yet, do thy worst, old Time: despite thy wrong,
但，尽管猖狂，老时光，凭你多狠，
My love shall in my verse ever live young.
我的爱在我诗里将万古长青。