第一首

Winston Churchill tells wife Clementine Churchill of his undying love (1935)

溫斯頓·丘吉爾寫給摯愛的妻子克萊芒蒂娜·丘吉爾的一封情書(1935年)

My darling Clemmie, in your letter from Madras you wrote some words very dear to me, about having enriched your life. I cannot tell you what pleasure this gave me, because I always feel so overwhelmingly in your debt, if there can be accounts in love.

“我親愛的克萊米，你在來信中提到的那些豐富你生活的話語對我來說非常珍貴。我無法向你形容這帶給我的快樂。如果愛情也有賬戶，那我已經淹沒在這份情債中。”

第二首

I miss you

The first line is a lie

So is the second

我想你。

上一句是謊話。

這一句也是。

第三首

John Keats tells next door neighbour Fanny Brawne he can not live without her (1819)

約翰·濟慈寫給鄰居芬妮·布朗的一封情書(1819年)

’I cannot exist without you - I am forgetful of every thing but seeing you again - my Life seems to stop there - I see no further. You have absorb’d me.’

“如果沒有你，我要怎么活呢?看不到你的時候，我記不起任何事情，我的生活似乎停滯了，我什么也看不到。你吸引了我的全部注意。”

第四首

Ernest Hemingway professes his love to Marlene Dietrich (1951)

歐內斯特·海明威寫給演員瑪琳·黛德麗的一封情書(1951年)

’I can’t say how every time I ever put my arms around you I felt that I was home.’

“每次我將你摟在懷中時，我的感覺就像是回到了家中。”

第五首

Napoleon Bonaparte sends his love to Josephine de Beauharnais (1796)

拿破侖·波拿巴寫給約瑟芬·博阿內斯的一封情書(1796年)

Since I left you, I have been constantly depressed. My happiness is to be near you. Incessantly I live over in my memory your caresses, your tears, your affectionate solicitude. The charms of the incomparable Josephine kindle continually a burning and a glowing flame in my heart.

自從離開你之后，我一直感到很抑郁。我的快樂是與你相隨的。只有不停地回憶你的撫摸、你的淚水，你親切的關懷，我才得以活下去。親愛的約瑟芬啊，你用你那無與倫比的魅力燃起我心中炙熱的火苗。