A Machine For Loving - Iggy Pop

Two weeks after my arrival fox died just after sunset
在我到达两周后狐狸在日落后死去
I was stretched out on the bed when he approached
当他靠近时我躺在床上
And tried painfully to jump up he wagged his tail nervously
他痛苦地试着跳起来，紧张地摇着尾巴
Since the beginning he hadn't touched his bowl once
从一开始他就没有碰过一次碗
He had lost a lot of weight
他瘦了许多
I helped him to settle on my lap
我帮他坐在我的腿上
For a few seconds he looked at me
他看了我几秒钟
With a curious mixture of exhaustion and apology
疲惫和歉意交织在一起
Then calmed he closed his eyes
他闭上眼睛平静下来
Two minutes later he gave out his last breath
两分钟后他断气了
I buried him beside the residence
我把他埋在住所旁
At the western extremity of the land
在这片土地的西端
Surrounded by the protective fence
四周都是防护栅栏
Next to his predecessors
和他的前辈们比肩
During the night a rapid transport
在夜里一路狂飙
From the central city dropped off an identical dog
从市中心送来一只一模一样的狗
They knew the codes and how to work the barrier
他们知道密码知道如何突破障碍
I didn't have to get up to greet them
我不必起身问候他们
A small white and ginger mongrel
一只白色和姜黄色的混血小狗
Came toward me wagging its tail
摇摆着尾巴向我走来
I gestured to him
我向他做了个手势
He jumped on the bed and stretched out beside me
他跳到床上躺在我身边
Love is simple to define
爱很容易定义
But it seldom happens in the series of beings
但它很少发生在一系列生命中
Through these dogs we pay homage to love
通过这些狗狗我们向爱致敬
And to its possibility
以及它的可能性
What is a dog but a machine for loving
狗不过是爱的机器
You introduce him to a human
你把他介绍给一个人类
Being giving him the mission to love
赋予他爱的使命
And however ugly perverse
无论多么丑陋多么邪恶
Deformed or stupid this human being might be
这个人类可能畸形也可能愚蠢
The dog loves him the dog loves him
狗狗爱他狗狗也爱他
The dog loves him
狗狗喜欢他