Papa died smiling 爸爸死了微笑

Wide as the ring of a bell 宽钟形的环

Gone all star white 走了全明星白

Small as a wish in a well 小如在一个良好愿望

And Sodom, South Georgia 所多玛，南乔治亚

Woke like a tree full of bees 醒来犹如蜜蜂树

Buried in Christmas 埋在圣诞

Bows and a blanket of weeds 弓和杂草的毯子

   

Papa died Sunday and I understood 爸爸去世周日，我理解

All dead white boys say, "God is good" 所有死白的男孩说， “上帝是好的”

White tongues hang out, "God is good" 白色的舌头挂出“上帝是好的”

   

Papa died while my 爸爸死了，而我

Girl Lady Edith was born 女孩夫人伊迪丝出生

Both heads fell like 两国元首一样下跌

Eyes on a crack in the door 在门缝眼

And Sodom, South Georgia 所多玛，南乔治亚

Slept on an acre of bones 睡在一英亩的骨头

Slept through Christmas 在圣诞睡

Slept like a bucket of snow 睡得很沉雪斗

   

Papa died Sunday and I understood 爸爸死了星期天，我的理解

All dead white boys say, "God is good" 所有死白的男孩说， “上帝是好的”

White tongues hang out, "God is good" 白色的舌头挂出“上帝是好的”