When I had no roof I made

当头顶没有片瓦，我

Audacity my roof. When I had

以勇气为房瓦。没有

No supper my eyes dined.

晚饭，我以眼睛饱餐。

When I had no eyes I listened.

当我失去眼睛，我倾听。

When I had no ears I thought.

当我失去耳朵，我思考。

When I had no thought I waited.

当我不能思考，我等待。

When I had no father I made

当我失去生父，我便将

Care my father. When I had

忧患奉为父亲。当我失去

No mother I embraced order.

母亲，我便拥抱秩序。

When I had no friend I made

没有朋友时，我以

Quiet my friend. When I had no

静寂为友。没有敌人时，

Enemy I opposed my body.

我与自己的身体作对。

When I had no temple I made

没有庙宇栖身，我以

My voice my temple. I have

嗓音作为庙堂。没有

No priest, my tongue is my choir.

神父，舌头就是唱诗班。

When I have no means fortune

没有财富，运气便是

Is my means. When I have

我的财富。我一无所有，

Nothing, death will be my fortune.

把死亡作为我的运气。

Need is my tactic, detachment

需求是我的战略，超脱

Is my strategy. When I had

是我的战术。当我失去

No lover I courted my sleep.

情人，我转向睡眠求欢。