A certain day became a presence to me;

某个日子为我呈现；

there it was, confronting me—a sky, air, light:

我与它相遇——一片天空，虚无，光：

a being. And before it started to descend

一种存在。当它从正午的高度

from the height of noon, it leaned over

开始落下之前，它倾斜着，

and struck my shoulder as if with

仿佛用一柄剑

the flat of a sword, granting me

敲着我的肩膀，赋予我

honor and a task. The day's blow

荣耀和使命。这个日子敲打出

rang out, metallic—or it was I, a bell awakened,

金属似的声音——或者它就是我，一只被唤醒的铃铛，

and what I heard was my whole self

我听见的是完整的自我

saying and singing what it knew: I can.

正述说着、歌唱着它所了解的：我能。