何谓我们的清白？

What is our innocence,

何谓我们的罪？每个人

what is our guilt? All are

都必须面对，没有谁可以幸免。而勇气

naked, none is safe. And whence

来自何处：这没有答案的问题，

is courage: the unanswered question,

这坚定的怀疑， 

the resolute doubt, -

无声的呼喊，聋子似的倾听——

dumbly calling, deafly listening-that

不幸，乃至死亡，

in misfortune, even death,

激励了他人，

encourage others

而失败， 

and in it"s defeat, stirs

将激励灵魂自身强大起来？他

the soul to be strong? He

深刻地了解，并快乐，

sees deep and is glad, who

接受必死性，

accededs to mortality

即使被束缚着，

and in his imprisonment rises

仍努力提升自己，就像

upon himself as

峡谷中的海，渴求自由，

the sea in a chasm, struggling to be

却无法得逞，

free and unable to be,

当它屈服时，

in its surrendering

才发现了自己的延续性。

finds its continuing.

因此，他强烈地感受，

So he who strongly feels,

积极地行动。如同鸟，

behaves. The very bird,

歌唱着，坚定地向上，

grown taller as he sings, steels

越飞越高。虽然他是俘虏，

his form straight up. Though he is captive,

他有力的歌声

his mighty singing

表明，满足微不足道，

says, satisfaction is a lowly

快乐才是纯粹之事。

thing, how pure a thing is joy.

这是必死的命运，

This is mortality,

这是永恒。

this is eternity.