Ode To The Sea

Here surrounding the island there is sea

But what sea

lt‘s always overflowing

says “ Yes,” then“No,” then “No”again.

And “No,”says“Yes” in blue,

in sea spray raging,

says “No” and “No” again.

It can‘t be still.

It stammers “my name is sea.”

It slaps the rocks,

and when they aren‘t convinced

Strokes them and soaks them

and smolders them with kisses.

with seven green tongues of seven green dogs,

Or seven green tigers, or Seven green seas

Beating its chest, stammering its name.

Oh, sea, this is your name.

oh, comrade ocean, don‘t waste time

or water getting so upset.

Help us instead.

We‘re meager fishermen,

men from the shore.

We‘re hungry and cold

and you‘re our foe.

Don‘t beat so hard, don‘t shout so loud.

Open your green coffers.

Place gifts of silver in our hands.

Give us this day our daily fish.

一片汪洋環繞島嶼。

這是怎樣的大海啊？

洶湧不休，

說“是”，接而“不”，一遍叉一遍 重複着“不”，它憂悒地說“是”， 卻咆哮着，

重複說“不”，

永無靜止。

它吞吐道：“我的名字叫大海。” 岩石不相信，

于是海浪拍打着，

撞擊着，沖剃着。

叉以無數個親吻去撫慰它們。

以從七隻猛犬、七頭白虎、七大汪洋 取來的七條利舌，

拍打胸膛，吐出它的名字。

噢，大海，我們知道你的名字。

噢，大海同志，别虛度時日

也别空自悲傷。

幫幫我們吧

我們是貧困潦倒的漁民。

你岸上的子民

我們饑寒交迫。

而你是我們的對手。

别那麽氣勢洶洶，别那麽大聲地咆哮。

打開你珍貴的寶箱吧，

将财富賜于我們

賜于我們今日的收獲吧。