荷蘭瓷風車音樂盒王良和

WINDMILL ON A DUTCH PORCELAIN MUSIC BOX史春波, 乔治·奥康奈尔 译

——贈偉成
for Wai-shing

每一件事物都有音樂的靈魂
The soul of anything has music,
隨時升起自己的聲音
its voice poised
隨時打破沉默,隨時溝通
against silence, its notes
成為轉動的力源
a revolving force.

在創造中,神靈已預設一個形象
In creation, God assumes an image
突然修改,突然摧毀
to alter or suddenly destroy,
又突然,從頹垣中築起全新的圖樣
raising from the ruins new paradigms.

這風車在我的眼中像教堂高聳
This windmill seems a lofty church—
是誰?用聲音轉動
but whose? Its cross of blades
頂上的十字風輪
creaks round like the vault of stars
彷彿星辰環繞
circling the blue axis of the universe.
宇宙深藍的軸心旋轉
Water runs with water’s melodies,
音樂的水流著音樂的水
angelic trumpets, harps.
天使的喇叭,和豎琴


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