New Delhi at three A.M. 新德里在上午三时

Just arrived by K.L.M. 刚下K.L.M.

Left the airport in the heat 离开机场，在热

In the bus strange people meet 在公交车上陌生的人见面

Driving through the starless night 通过星的夜间驾驶

Passing very unusual sights 通过非常不寻常的景象

   

Left the bus at five to five 离开公交车，在四点五十五

Caught a taxi started to drive 抓到了一辆出租车就开始开车

He thought I was a millionaire 他以为我是一个百万富翁

And accordingly put up the fare 并据此提出了票价

Dawn was breaking in the east 黎明被打破，东

Causing this hot night to cease 造成这种炎热的夜晚停止

   

Mosquitos buzzing in my ears 蚊子嗡嗡声在耳边

Grating sound of clashing gears 的冲突齿轮刺耳的声音

Burning rubber filled the air 橡胶燃烧弥漫

Taxi driver began to swear 出租车司机开始发誓

The heat was burning my head was turning 在燃烧我的头热得转

It was then the car broke down 这在当时的车坏了

Just on the outskirts of town 只是在小镇的郊外

   

A camel from the Dhrangadhra 从Dhrangadhra骆驼

Silently passed by our car 我们的车静静地过去了

A vulture circled high above in the air 秃鹫盘旋高空的空气

I had to shade my eyes to cover the glare 我不得不遮阳我的眼睛覆盖眩光

Sweating in the plastic seats 出汗的塑料座椅

Hard to breathe in the increasing heat 硬卧中增加热量的呼吸

   

Lying back my mind started to 躺在我的心开始

Drift into an uneasy sleep 漂到睡眠不安

I dreamt I was in New Delhi 我梦见我在新德里

Slowly dying of la grippe 慢慢地死去了流感的