炊煙三題陈义芝

THREE POEMS FOR CHIMNEY SMOKE史春波, 乔治·奥康奈尔 译


Eaves

雨水的腳步在頭頂上輕輕踩著:
Rainwater tiptoes overhead:
睡吧,睡吧
sleep, sleep
庭前的水滴在夢裡呼喚:
In the courtyard, water drips from the dream:
醒來,醒來
wake up, wake up

Stove

把草的頭髮放進去
Feed dry grass or straw,
把樹的手臂放進去
split tree limbs
歲月,是灰燼
Spines of fire
放出煙的脾氣
convey smoke’s disposition
火的骨氣
Time turns to ashes

Hanging Pathway

畫兩根柱子一截橫木
Draw two beams with a third crossing
旅人被拋進夢的墓穴
so travelers might tumble toward a tomb of dreams
畫一條懸空小路
Draw a path hung in air
遠方被預告
where the far land fabled
但時間還未到盡頭
lies ahead


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