There was a man with tongue of wood who assayed to sing,

And in truth it was lamentable.

But there was one who heard,

and in the clipper of this tongue he understood what the man wished to sing.

A man and with this the singer was content.

 

之前有一個木舌頭的男人希望會唱歌，

而事實上是很可悲的。

但有人聽說，

在這舌頭的夾縫中，就會明白男人想唱什麼。

如此，聽者與歌手就滿意了。