Not Waving But Drowning 求救却像在挥手

Not Waving But Drowning   求救却像在挥手

 by Stevie Smith

Nobody heard him, the dead man,  没人听见那个死去的人，

But still he lay moaning:   但他仍躺在那里呢喃：

I was much further out than you thought   我比你想象的要糟糕得多

And not waving but drowning.  那绝非在挥手，而是溺水时的求救。

Poor chap, he always loved larking   可怜人，他总是喜欢胡闹

And now he’s dead   而现在他真的死了

It must have been too cold for him his heart gave away,  他肯定是太冷了，所以心脏停止了

They said.   人们说

Oh, no no no, it was too cold always   哦，不不不，水一向这么冷，

(Still the dead one lay moaning)   （死去的人仍旧在呢喃）

I was much too far out all my life   我这一生实在是离岸太远，

And not waving but drowning.   以至于求救时，却像在挥手。