Over my head, I see the bronze butterfly,

头顶之上，我看见那只青铜色的蝴蝶，

Asleep on the black trunk,

休憩在黑色的树干，

blowing like a leaf in green shadow.

似绿荫中的叶子拂动。

Down the ravine behind the empty house,

沿着空屋后狭深的山谷，

The cowbells follow one another

牛铃一声一声

Into the distances of the afternoon.

走进下午的深处。

To my right,

我的右边，

In a field of sunlight between two pines,

两棵松树间的一片阳光下，

The droppings of last year's horses

去年落下的马粪

Blaze up into golden stones.

燃烧成金色的石块。

I lean back, as the evening darkens and comes on.

我斜躺着，暮色渐暗着降临。

A chicken hawk floats over, looking for home.

一只老鹰飘过上空，寻找归巢。

I have wasted my life.

我虚掷了我的一生。