Infant Sorrow

婴儿的悲哀

My mother groaned, my father wept:

我妈妈呻吟！我爸爸流泪。

Into the dangerous world I leapt,

我一下子跳进这危险的世界：

Helpless, naked, piping loud,

无依无靠，光着身，尖声喊叫，

Like a fiend hid in a cloud.

就像躲在云彩里的一个魔妖。

Struggling in my father's hands,

我在爸爸的手里拼命挣脱，

Striving against my swaddling bands,

就想蹬掉束缚我的那堆包裹：

Bound and weary, I thought best

搞得我动不了，还很疲劳，

To sulk upon my mother's breast.

还不如索性躺在妈妈的怀抱。