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

我清空了别人口中的那个自己。我清空了我的口袋。

I empty my shoes and leave them beside the road.

我清空了我的鞋子，把它们扔在路边。

At night I turn back the clocks;

晚上，我把时钟调回原位。

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

我打开家庭相册，看着孩童时的自己。

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

这样做又有何益？时光的工作业已完成。

I say my own name. I say goodbye.

我说出自己的名字。我说 "再见"。

The words follow each other downwind.

这句话彼此相随，顺风而行。

I love my wife but send her away.

我爱我的妻子，却送她远离。

My parents rise out of their thrones

我的父母从他们的宝座上站起

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

进入云雾缭绕的房间。我怎么能歌唱？

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

时间告诉我我是什么。我变了，我也没有变。

I empty myself of my life and my life remains.

我清空了我的生命，而我的生命依然存在。