那是在你的生日，我们和老朋友们

It was your birthday, we had drunk and dined

吃饭喝酒直到半夜，

Half of the night with our old friend

我还记得当我跨着酒醉的大步上床的时候，

Who'd showed us in the end

我们还能看到他们。

To a bed I reached in one drunk stride.

一瞬间我就舒服地倒下，

Already I lay snug,

和身边的一瓶酒一起坠入梦乡。

I dozed, I slept. My sleep broke on a hug,

我浅睡，我深睡。我的深睡被一个拥抱打破，

Suddenly, from behind,

突然地，有人从后面抱住我。

In which the full lengths of our bodies pressed:

在拥抱中我们的身体全程压紧：

Your instep to my heel,

你的足背压在我的脚踝，

My shoulder-blades against your chest.

我的肩胛压住你的胸脯。

It was not sex, but I could feel

这不是做爱，但我可以感到

The whole strength of your body set,

你身体的全部力量在我的身体里

Or braced, to mine,

打上桩子，或者张紧弓弦，

And locking me to you

把我们紧紧锁在一起，

As if we were still twenty-two

就好像我们仍然是二十二岁

When our grand passion had not yet

我们巨大的爱力

Become familial.

还没有变成亲情。

My quick sleep had deleted all

我的迅速睡去，

Of intervening time and place.

抹去了中间的一切时间和空间。

I only knew

我唯一知晓的，

The stay of your secure firm dry embrace.

是你长久牢固坚定和无欲的

拥抱。