我本想确信能够抵达你；

I wanted to be sure to reach you;

尽管我的船还在

though my ship was on the way it got caught

时而停泊的路上。我总是才拴紧缆绳

in some moorings. I am always tying up

就又决定起航。在风暴和

and then deciding to depart. In storms and

日落中，潮汐的金属线圈缠绕着

at sunset, with the metallic coils of the tide

我深不可测的手臂，我难以理解

around my fathomless arms, I am unable

我身上虚荣的形状

to understand the forms of my vanity

凭着手中的波兰舵

or I am hard alee with my Polish rudder

我在下风舷处苦磨，而太阳

in my hand and the sun sinking. To

渐渐西沉。为你

you I offer my hull and the tattered cordage

我献上我的船身，和我意志

of my will. The terrible channels where

那根残破的绳索。可怖的航程

the wind drives me against the brown lips

并不全然在我身后，途中的风

of the reeds are not all behind me. Yet

教我撞上芦苇那棕色的嘴唇。然而

I trust the sanity of my vessel; and

我坚信我的船还清醒；不过

if it sinks, it may well be in answer

要是它沉了，它或将很好地答复

to the reasoning of the eternal voices,

那喋喋不休的推理，

the waves which have kept me from reaching you.

那些阻止我向你抵达的海浪。