I empty myself of the names of others. I empty my pockets.

除去别人的名字，腾空我自己。腾空我的衣袋

I empty my shoes and leave them beside the road.

腾空我的鞋子，把它们扔在路边

At night I turn back the clocks;

夜晚我把时钟倒拨

I open the family album and look at myself as a boy.

打开家人的相册，看见小时候的我

What good does it do? The hours have done their job.

这有什么益处？都是时间干的好事

I say my own name. I say goodbye.

我喊着自己的名字，再见吧

The words follow each other downwind.

这些词，一个接一个，顺风而来

I love my wife but send her away.

我爱我的妻子，但是我送她去远方

My parents rise out of their thrones

我的父母从座位上复活

into the milky rooms of clouds. How can I sing?

来到朦胧的白色房间。我怎能吟唱？

Time tells me what I am. I change and I am the same.

时间能告诉我，我是何物

I empty myself of my life and my life remains.

我改变着但我还是那同一个

除去生活，腾空自己，我的生活仍将继续