Such clever fish.

看那些聰明的魚

Hunched in each belly

我想它肚子裏一定有人

or curled in each tail,

那個人就縮在魚尾裏

someone must steer

指揮魚頭的智慧

the wise head.

看那些聰明的魚

Such clever fish.

我不敢想吃了它能長肉

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

而它被剁進碗裏

but here it comes, chopped in a tureen

有時是整條端上

or whole on the platter.

看那些聰明的魚

Such clever fish.

我常一個人，坐在水邊羨慕

I sit by the water sometimes,

它們不費力氣

alone, envious. How they slip

卻在水的土裏潛入很深

without effort to the depths.