Come all ye starry starfish 来吧，你们所有的海星星光灿烂

living in the deep blue sea 住在深蓝色的大海

crawl to me i have proposition to make thee 爬到我，我有主张，要使你

would you walk the north sea floor 你会走北海楼

to Belgium from England 比利时来自英格兰

Bring me word of a banjo man 把班卓琴男人我字

With a tattoo on his hand. 随着他的手纹身。

   

The spokesman of the starfish 海星的发言人

spoke as spokesman should 谈到作为发言人应

"If'n you met our fee then “ Ifn你见过我们的收费则

certainly we would, 我们当然，

If you cast a looking-glass 如果你投了镜子

upon the scallopped sand 经scallopped沙

You'll have word o' this banjo man 您将有一句话O这个班卓琴的人

with a tattoo on his hand." 用他的手纹身“ 。

   

"Come ye starry starfish “你们来海星星光灿烂

I know your ways are caped 我知道自己的行为是斗篷

maybe its because your astrologically shaped, 也许它因为你的占星学形，

Converse with the herring shoals 匡威与鲱鱼群

as I know you can 因为我知道你可以

Bring me word o' the banjo man 给我一句话O班卓琴的人

with a tattoo on his hand." 用他的手纹身“ 。

   

The eldest of the starfish 海星的长子

spoke, after a sigh, 说着，叹了口气后，

"Youthfull as you are young man “ Youthfull因为你是年轻人

you have a 'Wisdom Eye'; 你有一个智慧眼;

Surely you must know a looking-glass 当然，你必须知道镜子

is made from sand? 从沙子呢？

These youngfish are fooling you 这些youngfish在骗你

about this banjo man." 这个班卓琴的人“ 。

   

"Come then aged starfish “来吧海星岁

Riddle me no more, 谜语我没有更多的，

for news I am weary 新闻我厌倦

and my heart is sore; 而我的心脏酸痛;

All on the silent seashore, 所有沉默的海边，

help me if you can, 帮助我，如果可以的话，

Tell to me if you know 告诉我，如果你知道

of this banjo man." 这个班卓琴的人“ 。

   

"All through the seven oceans “所有通过七大洋

I am a star, most famed, 我是一个明星，最有名的，

Many 'leggys' have I lost 许多“ leggys ”有我失去了

and many have I gained, 和许多有我获得了，

Strange to say quite recently 很奇怪最近说

I've been to Fleming Land 我去过弗莱明土地

And if you are courteous 如果你很有礼貌

I'll tell you all I can." 我会告诉你我所能。 “

   

"You have my full attention" “你有我的全部注意力”

I answered him with glee, 我回答了他的喜悦，

His brother stars were twinkling 他的弟弟星很繁

in the sky above the sea 在海拔天空

So I sat there with rapt 所以，我全神贯注地坐在那里

attention, on the sand, 注意，在沙滩上，

very anxious for to hear 非常渴望听到

of the banjo man. 的班卓琴的人。

   

"I have seen this tattooed hand “我已经看到了这个纹身的手

through a ship port-hole, 通过船口洞，

Steaming on the watery main 热气腾腾的水样便为主

through the waves so cold, 劈波斩浪那么冷，

Heard his tinkling banjo and 听到他清脆的班卓琴和

his voice so grand 他的声音那么大

but you must come to Belgium 但你一定要来比利时

to shake his tattooed hand." 要动摇他的纹身手“ 。

   

"Gladly would I come oh “勤于我来了哦

gladly would I go, 很高兴，我会去的，

Had I not my work to do 如果我不是我的工作要做

and my face to show, 而我的脸显现，

I rejoice to know he's well 我很高兴地知道他的好

but I must go inland, 但我必须去内陆，

thank you for the words you brought 感谢你们带来的单词

of the banjo man." 的班卓琴的人“ 。

   

I walked along the evening sand 我也定了晚上走到沙

as charcoal clouds did shift 炭云做移

revealing the moon shining 揭示月球闪耀

on the pebble drift 小卵石上漂

Contemplating every other word 考虑所有其他字

the starfish said 海星说：

whistly winds they filled my dreams whistly风，他们充满了我的梦

in my dreaming bed. 在我的床上做梦。