Sophocles long ago Heard it on the Aegean, and it brought Into his mind the turbid ebb and flow Of human misery; we Find also in the sound a thought, Hearing it by this distant northern sea.

• 索福克勒斯在很久以前在爱琴海上听见它给他的心里带来了人类的悲惨浊浪滚滚的起伏景象；我们也听得出一种思潮活动在这一片声音里，在这里遥远的北海边听见它起伏。