看那些聰明的魚

Such clever fish.

我想它肚子裏一定有人

Hunched in each belly

那個人就縮在魚尾裏

or curled in each tail,

指揮魚頭的智慧

someone must steer

the wise head.

看那些聰明的魚

我不敢想吃了它能長肉

Such clever fish.

而它被剁進碗裏

Don’t think I’d gain strength if I ate one,

有時是整條端上

but here it comes, chopped in a tureen

or whole on the platter.

看那些聰明的魚

我常一個人，坐在水邊羨慕

Such clever fish.

它們不費力氣

I sit by the water sometimes,

卻在水的土裏潛入很深

alone, envious. How they slip

without effort to the depths.