Odyssey XII 53-60

This is the section of Odyssey XII where Circe tells Odysseus how to protect himself from the Sirens:

And this is Robert Fagles' translation of the passage:

Race straight past that coast! Soften some beeswax
and stop your shipmates' ears so none can hear,
none of the crew, but if you are bent on hearing,
have them tie you hand and foot in the swift ship,
erect at the mast-block, lashed by ropes to the mast
so you can hear the Sirens' song to your heart's content.
But if you plead, commanding your men to set you free,
then they must lash you faster, rope on rope.