Sailing round the true-blue sphere--- 环球航行的真实，蓝色的球体---

is it too late to bale out of here? 是来不及打包离开这里？

Well, there has to be some better way 那么，必须有一些更好的方法

to turn back the night, 回头晚上，

spin on to yesterday. 旋转到昨天。

   

The old man and his crew--- 这位老人和他的船员---

after all these years, 毕竟这些年来，

it's apogee. 它的最高点。

Pilot training and remorse--- 飞行员培训和悔恨---

spirit friends fly too, 精神的朋友飞得，

at apogee. 在远地点。

Apogee --- solar bright. 远地点---太阳明亮。

Apogee --- through the night. 远地点---通宵达旦。

Apogee --- overground. 远地点---地上。

Don't think I'll be coming down. 不要以为我会下来。

   

Screened for a stable mate 筛选出了稳定的伴侣

with nerves of ice we flew, 冰的神经，我们立马，

at apogee. 在远地点。

No creativity allowed 没有创造力允许

to pass through stainless veins of steel, 通过钢的不锈静脉，

at apogee. 在远地点。

Apogee --- put the kettle on. 远地点---提上水壶。

Tight-lipped --- soldier on. 守口如瓶---士兵。

High point --- communicate. 高点---沟通。

Don't forget to urinate. 不要忘了小便。

   

So glad they put this window in. 很高兴他们把这个视窗英寸

How to explain, how to begin? 如何解释，如何开始？

See! Tennyson and Wordsworth there 看！丁尼生和华兹华斯有

waiting for me in the cold, thin air. 在寒冷，空气稀薄等我。

   

Beware a host of unearthly daffodils 当心一系列超凡脱俗的水仙花

drifting golden, turned up loud. 漂流金黄，翻了响亮。

Tell the boys back home, 告诉孩子们回了家，

I'm gonna get some. 我会得到一些。

   

The Wrong Stuff's loose in here --- 错误的东西的宽松这里---

I'm climbing up the walls, 我爬上墙壁，

at apogee. 在远地点。

So hoist the skull and bones --- 所以葫芦头骨和骨头---

death and glory's free, 死亡和荣耀的自由，

at apogee. 在远地点。

   

A stranger wind, a solar breeze --- 一个陌生人风能，太阳能微风---

I'm walking out upon the starry seas. 我走了后，在繁星点点的海洋。

See pyramids, see standing stones --- 看到金字塔，看到立石---

pink cotton undies and blue telephones. 粉红色的棉内衣和蓝色的电话。

   

Goodbye, cruel world that was my home --- 再见，残酷的世界，这是我的家---

there's a cleaner space out there to roam. 还有一个更清洁的空间，在那里漫游。

Put my feet up on the moons of Mars --- 把我的脚在火星的卫星---

sit back, relax and count the stars. 坐下来，放松心情，数星星。