死人知道我們的謊言。在清晨

for the 200,000 killed below Shimantan Dam, August 1975

林間的鳥知道風。

The dead know our lies. Forest birds

果實知道大地之血的灌溉

know the wind at dawn.

哭聲知道高腳杯的體面。

Fruits know how earth’s blood slakes.

喉嚨間的石頭意味著亡靈在場

Keening knows the grandeur of stemware.

喝下它！猛獸的車輪需要它的潤滑——

Stones in the throat say the souls of the dead

碾碎人，以及牙齒企圖說出的真實。

are with us. Drink up! The wheels of the beasts need oil–

世界在盲人腦袋的裂口裏扭動

crush the people, and those teeth trying to speak truth.

……黑暗從那裏來

The world writhes in the cleft of blind men’s heads,

from whence pours darkness.