Busyoldfool,unrulysun,Whydostthouthus,Throughwindowsandthroughcurtainscallonus?Youinterferingstupidoldbusybody,you,Sun,whoobeynoregularrules--whyarevisitingusandwakingusuplikethis,intrudingonourprivacybycominginthroughthe[room's]windowsandthe[bed's]curtains?Musttothymotionslovers'seasonsrun?Doyouthinkthatweloversareobligedtoadjustthegrowthanddecayofourlove,its[sexual]riseandfall,toyourmovements[thewaythephysicalworlddoes]?Saucypedanticwretch,gochideLateschoolboysandsourprentices,Gotellcourthuntsmenthatthekingwillride,Callcountryantstoharvestoffices;[...]Youimpudentlowfellow,presumptuouslyassumingthesupremeimportanceofyourrules[andschedule],beoffwithyoutoscold[moreappropriatetargets,suchas]schoolboyswhoarelatesettingoffforschoolandgloomy-lookingill-humoredapprentices[reluctanttogetupandbegintheirhardworkfortheirmasters];orelsegoandtell[anotherkindofreluctantsubordinate,]themenwhosetaskitistoaccompanythekingonhismorninghunts,thattheirmasterwantstohuntandsowillrequiretheirservicestoday;orelsesummontotheirharvestingdutiesthepoorant-likedrudgeswholiveandworkinthecountryside.Loveallalike,noseasonknowsnorclime,Norhours,days,months,whicharetheragsoftime.[Allthoseareyourappropriateobjectsofattention,butincontrast]Loveisimmunefromfromyourinterference,sinceitisunvaryingandexperiencesneitherclimaticnorseasonalchanges,neitherwaxingnorwaning,growingneverhotter,nevercolder:thusithasnothingtodowithsuchcontemptibletriviaashours,days,ormonths,theinsignificantminutetemporalparticularsyouhavetobeconcernedwith[inyourroleastimesetter].ThybeamssoreverendandstrongWhyshouldstthouthink?Whatonearthmakesyouthinkyourlightbeamsdeserveanyrespectfromus,orareallthatpowerful?Icouldeclipseandcloudthemwithawink,ButthatIwouldnotlosehersightsolong;Why,Icouldcoverthemoverjustaseffectivelyascloudsoreclipsesdomerelybyclosingmyeyes--exceptthatI'munwillingtogiveupthesightofmybelovedevenforsuchabriefinstantoftime.Ifhereyeshavenotblindedthine,Look,andtomorrowlate