The heart asks pleasure first

The heart asks pleasure first And then, excuse from pain- And then, those little anodynes That deaden suffering;

And then, to go to sleep; And then, if it should be The will of its Inquisitor, The liberty to die.

人啊 先追逐的总是享乐

然后 他又恳求被痛苦赦免

再然后 他又央求一些小小的药片

来麻木那些痛苦

之后 他会请求让自己昏然入睡

末了 在征得法官的首肯之后

他会要求给予他死的自由