Death by Water 水里的死亡

Phlebas the Phoenician, a fortnight dead,
Forgot the cry of gulls, and the deep sea swell
And the profit and loss.
A current under sea
Picked his bones in whispers. As he rose and fell
He passed the stages of his age and youth
Entering the whirlpool.
Gentile or Jew
O you who turn the wheel and look to windward,
Consider Phlebas, who was once handsome and tall as you.

腓尼基人Phlebas 死了两周
忘了海鸥的哭嚎，深海的浪涌
和那些患得患失
一起一落的洋流中
他历经的青春与苍老
那些转动舵盘和观望风向的人啊
想想Phlebas
也曾像你们一样英姿勃发