我曾梦见有个人死在异乡，

I DREAMED that one had died in a strange place

无亲无故，草草下葬；

Near no accustomed hand,

当地的农民迷惑不解，

And they had nailed the boards above her face,

钉几块木板把她的面容遮挡；

The peasants of that land,

两根木头架成十字，

Wondering to lay her in that solitude,

竖在刚刚垒起的墓旁，

And raised above her mound

周围栽好长青的柏树，

A cross they had made out of two bits of wood,

就此把她弃置郊外，一片荒凉；

And planted cypress round;

直到我刻下这些词句，

And left her to the indifferent stars above

陪伴她的唯有冷漠的星光：

Until I carved these words:

如今虽然躺在棺木之中，

She was more beautiful than thy first love,

她当年比你的初恋更加漂亮。

But now lies under boards.