I do not exist, but faithfully insist 我不存在，而是忠实地坚持

Sailing in our separate ships 航行在我们分开的船舶

and from each tiny caravelle 从每一个微小的卡拉维尔

Tiring and trying there's unnecessary dying 累并试图有不必要的垂死

like the horseshoe crab in its proper seasons sheds its shell 如在适当的季节鲎揭示它的外壳

Such distance from our friends 从我们的朋友这样的距离

like a scratch across a lens, 般划过镜头划伤，

made everything look wrong from anywhere we stood 使一切看上去是错误的，从任何地方，我们站在

and our paper blew away before we'd left the bay, 我们的纸吹走了我们就离开了前湾，

so half-blind we wrote these songs on sheets of salty wood 这样的半盲，我们对咸木张写下这首歌曲

   

Caught me making eyes at the other boatman's wives, 抓住我眉来眼去的其他船工的妻子，

and heard me laughing louder at the jokes told by their daughters 而听到我笑告诉他们的女儿的笑话更响亮

I'd set my course for land, 我把我的过程中对土地，

but you well understand 但你也知道

it takes a steady hand to navigate adulterous waters 它需要一个稳定的手导航通奸水域

The propeller's spinning blades held acquaintance with the waves 举行螺旋桨的旋转叶片的熟人与波

as there's mistakes I've made no rowing could outrun 因为有失误，我并没有划船能逃脱

The cloth blowing on the mast like to say I've got no past 布吹桅杆喜欢说我没有过去

but I'm nonetheless the librarian and secretary's son 但我仍然馆员书记的儿子

with tarnish on my brass and mildew on my glass, 与玷污我的黄铜和霉菌对我的玻璃，

I'd never want someone so crass as to want someone like me 我从来没有希望有人这么粗鲁，以希望有人和我一样

but a few leagues off the shore, I bit a flashing lure 但也有少数的联赛了岸边，我咬了一个闪烁的诱惑

and I assure you, it was not what I expected it to be! 我向你保证，这不是我希望它是！

I still taste its kiss, that dull hook in my lip 我还品尝它的吻，那沉闷的勾在我的唇

is a memory as useless as a rod without a reel 是无用的棒内存没有一个趔趄

To an anchor ever-dropped, seasick yet still docked 要锚不断下降，晕船，但仍停靠

Captain spotted napping with his first mate at the wheel, 船长发现午睡与他的大副在方向盘，

floating forgetfully along, with no need to be strong 浮动forgetfully以来，没有必要强

We keep our confessions long and when we pray we keep it short 我们保持我们的供述长，当我们祈祷，我们尽量简短

   

I drank a thimble full of fire and I'm not ever coming back 我喝了顶针全是火，我永远不回来

   

Oh, my God! 哦，我的上帝！

   

I do not exist we faithfully insist 我不存在，我们忠实地坚持

while watching sink the heavy ship of everything we knew 一边看沉一切沉重的船，我们就知道

If ever you come near I'll hold up high a mirror 要是你走近我高高托起一面镜子

Lord, I could never show you anything as beautiful as You 主啊，我永远也不会告诉你任何东西和你一样漂亮