いつもつながれてほえるほかない犬ですi'm a dog always chained, with nothing to do but bark

いつもつながれて、吠えるほかない犬。「です」と犬の身になって言い切る。つながれた身の上への同情とも、わが身への苦笑ともつかない。A dog always chained, with nothing to do but bark. He puts himself in the dog's place and states it flatly with "I am." It could be sympathy for a bound creature, or a wry laugh at his own condition — hard to say which.