It was your birthday, we had drunk and dined

那是在你的生日，我们和老朋友们

Half of the night with our old friend

吃饭喝酒直到半夜，

Who'd showed us in the end

我还记得当我跨着酒醉的大步上床的时候，

To a bed I reached in one drunk stride.

我们还能看到他们。

Already I lay snug,

一瞬间我就舒服地倒下，

和身边的一瓶酒一起坠入梦乡。

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

Suddenly, from behind,

我浅睡，我深睡。我的深睡被一个拥抱打破，

In which the full lengths of our bodies pressed:

突然地，有人从后面抱住我。

Your instep to my heel,

在拥抱中我们的身体全程压紧：

My shoulder-blades against your chest.

你的足背压在我的脚踝，

It was not sex, but I could feel

我的肩胛压住你的胸脯。

The whole strength of your body set,

这不是做爱，但我可以感到

Or braced, to mine,

你身体的全部力量在我的身体里

And locking me to you

打上桩子，或者张紧弓弦，

As if we were still twenty-two

把我们紧紧锁在一起，

When our grand passion had not yet

就好像我们仍然是二十二岁

Become familial.

我们巨大的爱力

My quick sleep had deleted all

还没有变成亲情。

Of intervening time and place.

我的迅速睡去，

I only knew

抹去了中间的一切时间和空间。

The stay of your secure firm dry embrace.

我唯一知晓的，

是你长久牢固坚定和无欲的

拥抱。