My Wage -- Jessie Belle Rittenhouse
我的索求--杰西·贝丽·丽特豪斯

I bargained with life for a penny
我只求区区一枚硬币
And life would pay no more, however, I begged at evening
不论我每晚怎么哀求，生活都置之不理
For life is a just employer
生活就是你的雇主
He gives you what you ask
满足你的索求

But once you have set the wages, why? You must bear the task
但是索求的数目一定，你就必须要承受重担
I worked for a menial's hire
我卑微的劳作
Only to learn, dismayed that any wage I had asked of life
却失望地发现
Life would have paid
生活本会给我一切