When I was sick and lay abed,

I had two pillows at my head,

And all my toys beside me lay.

To keep me happy all the day.

And sometimes for an hour or so

I watched my leaden soldiers go,

With different uniforms and drills,

Among the bed clothes,

Through the hills;

And sometimes sent my ships in fleets 

All up and down among the sheets;

Or brought my trees and houses out,

And planted cities all about.

I was the giant great and still 

That sits upon the pillow hill,

And sees before him, dale and plain,

The pleasant land of counterpane.

 

當我生病躺在床上，

我頭下有兩個枕頭，

所有我的玩具在旁邊，

都是為了讓我一整天都快樂。

有時候一個小時左右

我看著我的沉重士兵走了，

穿著不同的制服並進行操練，

在床單之間，

穿過山丘；

有時候，我把船排成艦隊

全數在床單上下搖盪；

或者把我的樹木和房屋帶出去，

布置成城市。

我是偉大的巨人，仍然

坐在枕頭山上，

在他面前，看到山谷和平原，

用床單鋪成的宜人土地。