Hey, the moon’s been hungover

嘿，月亮已宿醉

three nights

三晚，

after drinking with you!

在陪你喝酒之后！

Look at it

看它

lying on its back, pale thing,

仰面躺着，脸色苍白，

the top of its head completely gone!

头顶完全光了！

It’s got one foot

它一只脚

on a carpet of clouds

落在云的毯子上，

but the earth’s still tilting.

可地球仍在倾斜。

Now the tides

现在连潮汐

won’t high and low

也不在应该涨落时，

when they’re supposed to.

高低起伏。

Don’t raise your jar to coax it down!

你就别举起酒壶哄它下来啦！

Don’t sing your tavern songs!

不要唱助兴的酒歌！

The tree frogs and coyotes

树蛙和土狼

have fallen mute. Cranes

都已沉默。白鹤

go off in the wrong direction

飞错了方向，

and in the grass there is no dew

草丛中没有露水

to soak the lovers’ clothing –

沾湿情人的衣裳——

they pull it on too soon!

他们穿得太快了！