当头顶没有片瓦，我

When I had no roof I made

以勇气为房瓦。没有

Audacity my roof. When I had

晚饭，我以眼睛饱餐。

No supper my eyes dined.

当我失去眼睛，我倾听。

When I had no eyes I listened.

当我失去耳朵，我思考。

When I had no ears I thought.

当我不能思考，我等待。

When I had no thought I waited.

当我失去生父，我便将

When I had no father I made

忧患奉为父亲。当我失去

Care my father. When I had

母亲，我便拥抱秩序。

No mother I embraced order.

没有朋友时，我以

When I had no friend I made

静寂为友。没有敌人时，

Quiet my friend. When I had no

我与自己的身体作对。

Enemy I opposed my body.

没有庙宇栖身，我以

When I had no temple I made

嗓音作为庙堂。没有

My voice my temple. I have

神父，舌头就是唱诗班。

No priest, my tongue is my choir.

没有财富，运气便是

When I have no means fortune

我的财富。我一无所有，

Is my means. When I have

把死亡作为我的运气。

Nothing, death will be my fortune.

需求是我的战略，超脱

Need is my tactic, detachment

是我的战术。当我失去

Is my strategy. When I had

情人，我转向睡眠求欢。

No lover I courted my sleep.