Mūsdienu angļu:

When my mistress swears that she is faithful
I do believe her, though I know she lies,
That she might think I am some inexperienced youth,
Ignorant of all the deceit that exists in the world.
Thus foolishly thinking that I am still young,
Although she knows that my best days are behind me,
Foolishly I give credit to the untruths she tells about me;
So that both of us are supressing the ugly truth.
But why does she not tell me that she is unfaithful?
And why do I not admit that I am old?
O, love's best disguise is the pretence of truth,
And older lovers do not like to have their age pointed out:
That is why I lie to her and she to me,
And the lies we tell each other help us forget our respective faults.