You see these work boots in my hands, they'll probably fit ye now my son, 你看我手上这些工作靴，他们可能会适合现在你们要我的儿子，

Take them, they're a gift from me, why don't you try them on? 带他们，他们是从我的礼物，你为什么不尝试一下呢？

It would do your old man good to see you walking in these boots one day, 它会做你的老男人很高兴见到你走在这双靴子有一天，

And take your place among the men who work upon the slipway. 并把你的地方在船台谁工作的人之一。

   

These dead man's boots, though they're old and curled, 这些死者的靴子，虽然他们老而卷曲，

When a feller needs a job and a place in the world, 当一个汉子需要在世界上的工作，一个地方，

And it's time for a man to put down roots, 而且它的时间为一个男人落地生根，

And walk to the river in his old man's boots. 然后步行到河边在他的老男人的靴子。

   

He said, "I'm nearly done and asking this, that ye do one final thing for me! 他说， “我几乎做了，问这个，你们做的最后一件事给我的！

You're barely but a sapling, and you think that you're a tree. 你勉强，但一棵树，而你认为你是一棵树。

If ye need a seed to prosper, ye must first put down some roots. 如果你们需要一个种子繁荣，你们必须先放下一些根源。

Just one foot then the other in these dead man's boots." 就在一只脚那么其他在这些死去的人的靴子。 “

   

These dead man's boots know their way down the hill, 这些死者的靴子知道自己的路下山，

They could walk there themselves, and they probably will. 他们可以走到那里自己，他们可能。

There's a place for ye there to sink your roots, 有一个地方，因为你们有下沉你的根，

And take a walk down the river in these dead man's boots. 并采取了这些死者的靴子河边散步。

   

I said, "Why in the Hell would I do that? And why would I agree?" 我说，“为什么在地狱，我会做什么？为什么我会同意吗？ ”

When his hand was all that I'd received, as far as I remember. 当他的手的一切，我会接受，因为我记得。

It's not as if he'd spoiled me with his kindness up to then ye see. 这不是因为他是否把我宠坏了他的好意到那时你们看。

I'd a plan of me own and I'd quit this place when I came of age September. 我倒是计划的我自己，我会离开​​这个地方，当我来到时代九月。

   

These dead man's boots know their way down the hill, 这些死者的靴子知道自己的路下山，

They can walk there themselves, and they probably will. 他们可以走到那里自己，他们可能。

I'd plenty of choices, and plenty other routes, 我倒是很多选择，和很多其他的路线，

And he'd never see me walking in these dead man's boots. 他从来没有看到我走在这些死去的人的靴子。

   

What was it made him think I'd be happy ending up like him? 又是什么让他觉得我会很高兴结束了和他一样？

When he'd hardly got two halfpennies left, or a broken pot to piss in. 当他会很难得留下了两个半便士铜币，或破壶在小便。

He wanted this same thing for me, was that his final wish? 他希望同样的事情对我来说，这是他最后的愿望是什么？

He said, "What the hell are ye gonna do?" 他说， “你到底是你们打算怎么办？ ”

I said, "Anything but this!" 我说：“只要不是这个！ ”

   

These dead man's boots know their way down the hill, 这些死者的靴子知道自己的路下山，

They can walk there themselves and they most likely will. 他们可以走着去他们自己和他们最有可能的意志。

But they won't walk with me ‘cos I'm off the other way, 但他们不会跟我走因为我要去的其他方式，

I've had it up to here, I'm gonna have my say. 我已经受够了这里，我要去有我的发言权。

When all ye've got left is that cross on the wall? 当所有yeve就剩是在墙上的十字架？

I want nothing from you, I want nothing at all. 我想没有你，我想什么都没有。

Not a pension, nor a pittance, when your whole life is through, 没有退休金，也没有微薄，当你的整个生活是通的，

Get this through your head, I'm nothing like you, 通过你的头得到这个，我什么也不是像你这样的，

I'm done with all the arguments, there'll be no more dispute, 我做了所有的参数，以后还有没有更多的争议，

And ye'll die before ye see me in your dead man's boots. 并以先，你们看我在你死去的人的靴子yell死亡。