她曾叫伊莱扎，短短⼏周

She was Eliza for a few weeks

那时她还是个婴孩—

When she was a baby -

伊莱扎·莉莉。很快成了莉莉。

Eliza Lily. Soon it changed to Lil.

后来她是⾯包店的“斯图尔德⼩姐”

Later she was Miss Steward in the baker's shop

再后来是“我亲爱的”、“我的⼼肝”，“妈妈”。

And then 'my love', 'my darling', Mother.

三⼗守寡，她重回职场

Widowed at thirty, she went back to work

成了“汉德太太”。⼥⼉长⼤，

As Mrs Hand. Her daughter grew up,

结婚⽣⼦。

Married and gave birth.

现在她是“奶奶”。“⼤伙⼉

Now she was Nanna. 'Everybody

都叫我奶奶，”她对客⼈说。

Calls me Nanna,' she would say to visitors.

于是他们都这么叫她——朋友、商贩、医⽣。

And so they did - friends, tradesmen, the doctor.

在⽼年病房⾥

In the geriatric ward

护⼠们直呼病⼈的教名

They used the patients' Christian names

“莉莉，”我们说，“或者奶奶，”

'Lil,' we said, 'or Nanna,'

但那不在她的档案⾥。

But it wasn't in her file

在最后糊涂的⼏周

And for those last bewildered weeks

她又变回了伊莱扎。

She was Eliza once again.