潮水升了，潮水落了，

The tide rises, the tide falls,

天色已晚，鹬鸟啼鸣；

The twilight darkens, the curlew calls;

踏着暗黄色湿润海沙，

Along the sea-sands damp and brown

行人赶路，前往小城。

The traveller hastens toward the town,

潮水升，潮水落。

And the tide rises, the tide falls.

屋顶墙垣都沉入黑暗里，

Darkness settles on roofs and walls,

黑暗里，大海呼号不息；

But the sea, the sea in the darkness calls;

细浪用又软又白的手儿

The little waves, with their soft, white hands,

抹去沙上行人的脚迹。

Efface the footprints in the sands,

潮水升，潮水落。

And the tide rises, the tide falls.

厩中的驿马跺蹄长嘶，

The morning breaks; the steeds in their stalls

天一亮，就听见马夫呼唤；

Stamp and neigh, as the hostler calls;

白天回来了，那位行人呢，

The day returns, but nevermore

他却永远不再回海岸。

Returns the traveller to the shore,

潮水升，潮水落。

And the tide rises, the tide falls.