I cannot bring a world quite round,

我无法提供一个圆融的世界，

Although I patch it as I can.

虽然我尽可能修补它。

I sing a hero's head, large eye

我歌唱一个英雄的头颅，巨大的眼睛

And bearded bronze, but not a man,

和有胡须的青铜，但它不是一个人，

Although I patch him as I can

虽然我尽可能修补他，

And reach through him almost to man.

通过他几乎抵达了人。

If to serenade almost to man

如果弹奏小夜曲几乎抵达了人，

Is to miss, by that, things as they are,

由此却未能让事物如其所是，

Say it is the serenade

那么是这只一个人的小夜曲

Of a man that plays a blue guitar.

弹奏着一把蓝色吉他。