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

死人知道我們的謊言。在清晨

The dead know our lies. Forest birds

林間的鳥知道風。

know the wind at dawn.

果實知道大地之血的灌溉

Fruits know how earth’s blood slakes.

哭聲知道高腳杯的體面。

Keening knows the grandeur of stemware.

喉嚨間的石頭意味著亡靈在場

Stones in the throat say the souls of the dead

喝下它！猛獸的車輪需要它的潤滑——

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

碾碎人，以及牙齒企圖說出的真實。

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

世界在盲人腦袋的裂口裏扭動

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

……黑暗從那裏來

from whence pours darkness.