没有屋顶，我头顶

When I had no roof I made

无畏。没有晚餐

Audacity my roof. When I had

我双眼吞食。

No supper my eyes dined.

没有眼睛，我倾听。

When I had no eyes I listened.

没有耳朵，我思想。

When I had no ears I thought.

没有思想，我等待。

When I had no thought I waited.

没有父亲，我以关怀

When I had no father I made

为父。没有母亲

Care my father. When I had

我拥抱秩序。

No mother I embraced order.

没有朋友，我与安静

When I had no friend I made

为伍。没有敌人

Quiet my friend. When I had no

我与身体为敌。

Enemy I opposed my body.

没有寺庙，我把声音

When I had no temple I made

当作殿堂。没有牧师，

My voice my temple. I have

我的舌头就是我的合唱团。

No priest, my tongue is my choir.

没有手段，我听凭

When I have no means fortune

运气。我一无

Is my means. When I have

所有，死亡就是我的幸运。

Nothing, death will be my fortune.

需要是我的战术，疏离

Need is my tactic, detachment

是我的策略。没有

Is my strategy. When I had

爱人，我向睡眠求爱。

No lover I courted my sleep.