I, son of carbon and ammonia Monster of darkness and radiance Have suffered, since the genesis of childhood The vile influence of the zodiac signs Profoundly hypochondriac This environment breeds repugnance in me A nausea rises to my mouth, akin to the nausea That escapes the mouth of a cardiac The worm, this laborer of decay That drinks the rancid blood of slaughter Declares war upon life itself Lurks to devour my eyes And will leave me only the hair In the inorganic coldness of the earth! I, son of carbon and ammonia Monster of darkness and radiance Have suffered, since the genesis of childhood The vile influence of the zodiac signs The worm, this laborer of decay That drinks the rancid blood of slaughter Declares war upon life itself Lurks to devour my eyes And will leave me only the hair In the inorganic coldness of the earth! I, son of carbon and ammonia Monster of darkness and radiance Have suffered, since the genesis of childhood The vile influence of the zodiac signs