The postman comes when I am still in bed.

我还没起床的时候邮递员来了。

“Postman, what do you have for me today?”

“邮递员，今天你给我带来了什么？”

I say to him. (But really I’m in bed.)

我对他说。（但其实我在床上。）

Then he says - what shall I have him say?

然后他说——我指望他说什么？

“This letter says that you are president

“这封信里说你是总统

Of - this word here; it’s a republic.”

——这个词的；是一个共和国。”

Tell them I can’t answer right away.

“跟他们说我不能马上答复。”

“It’s your duty.” No, I’d rather just be sick.

“那是你的职责。”“不，我宁愿生病。”

Then he tells me there are letters saying everything

接着他跟我说有几封信，里面

That I can think of that I want for them to say.

有我能想到并想要他们说的一切。

I say, “Well, thank you very much. Good-bye.”

我说：“好吧，非常感谢。再见。”

He is ashamed, and turns and walks away.

他有点不好意思，之后就转身走了。

If I can think of it, it isn’t what I want.

要是我能想到，就不是我想要的。

I want . . . I want a ship from some near star

我想……我想要一艘来自附近某个星球的飞船

To land in the yard, and beings to come out

停落在院子里，然后有人从里面出来，

And think to me: “So this is where you are!

我自说自话：“那么这就是你的所在，

Come.” Except that they won’t do,

来吧！”只可惜他们不会来，

I thought of them. . . . And yet somewhere there must be

我想到他们……然而一定在某个地方

Something that’s different from everything.

存在某些不同于“一切”的东西

All that I’ve never thought of - think of me!

以至于我永远想不起——想不起我自己！