All night long they talked, raged, wrangled,

他们谈了一整夜，愤怒，辩驳，

strove with passion and sincerity to find a compromise

激动而真诚地力求和解

or some separation; humbled and were humbled; regretted

要么达成某种协定；贱啊，实在是贱；懊恼

the time lost—the fools; at last they cast off their clothes

时间的丧失──傻瓜们；最终他们脱掉衣服

and stood there, beautiful, naked, humiliated, defenseless. Dawn was breaking.

站在那里，美，裸，耻，不设防。破晓出现

From the roof opposite, a flock of birds took wing

于对面屋顶，一群鸟飞起

as though some gambler had finally cast into the air a marked pack of cards.

好像赌徒最后扔到空中的，一副做了手脚的牌。

Thus, without arguments, justifications, or assurances,

就这样，没了争论，辩解，或信誓旦旦，

day ascended from the hills with the cruel pride of action.

白天带着行动的无情傲慢从山坡上升。