I know the stars by their names,

我知道那些星星的名字，

Aldebaran, Altair,

金牛、天鹰，

And I know the path they take

我知道他们所经的路径

Up heaven's broad blue stair.

登上广阔碧蓝的天梯。

I know the secrets of men

我明白男人们的秘密

By the look of their eyes,

透过他们的眼睛，

Their gray thoughts, their strange thoughts

他们灰暗的想法，他们古怪的思绪

Have made me sad and wise.

让我悲哀又聪明。

But your eyes are dark to me

但你的眼睛对我而言深不可测

Though they seem to call and call—

尽管他们似乎在呼唤了又呼唤——

I cannot tell if you love me

我仍无法判断你是爱我

Or do not love me at all.

还是根本没有动心。

I know many things,

我懂得很多事情，

But the years come and go,

但是年岁来来去去，

I shall die not knowing

我至死无法得知的答案

The thing I long to know.

却始终憧憬。