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! + 