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

我清空我别的名字。我清空我的口袋。

I empty my shoes and leave them beside the road.

我清空我的鞋子，把它们留在路边。

At night I turn back the clocks;

晚上我把闹钟拨回；

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

我打开家庭相册，望着小男孩时的自己。

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

那有什么用？时间已经尽职。

I say my own name. I say goodbye.

我说我自己的名字。我说再见。

The words follow each other downwind.

词语顺着风声一个个迸出。

I love my wife but send her away.

我爱我的妻子，却把她送走。

My parents rise out of their thrones

我父母从他们的宝座里起身

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

走进云朵乳白色的房间。我怎能歌唱？

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

时间告诉我我是谁。我改变了，而我还是原来的自己。

I empty myself of my life and my life remains.

我清空了我的生活，而我的生活留下来了。