From “The Birth of Venus,” Song

Come with us and play!

See, we have breasts as women!

From your tents by the sea

Come play with us: it is forbidden!

Come with us and play!

Lo, bare, straight legs in the water!

By our boats we stay,

Then swimming away

Come to us: it is forbidden!

Come with us and play!

See, we are tall as women!

Our eyes are keen:

Our hair is bright:

Our voices speak outright:

We revel in the sea's green!

Come play:

It is forbidden!