Not Waving but Drowning

Stevie Smith

没人听得见他，这个将死之人

Nobody heard him, the dead man,

但他仍然在呻吟

But still he lay moaning:

我不是你们想的那样

I was much further out than you thought

不是在挥手，而是在求救

And not waving but drowning.

可怜的小伙子，他总喜欢玩耍

Poor chap, he always loved larking

然而现在，他死了

And now he’s dead

一定是因为他太冷了，心脏才停止了跳动

It must have been too cold for him his heart gave way,

他们说

They said.

不不不，一直都很冷

Oh, no no no, it was too cold always

然后死人依然呻吟

(Still the dead one lay moaning)

我远离了我的生活

I was much too far out all my life

不是在挥手，而是在求救

And not waving but drowning.