此刻，一個男人扛一口棺材走在街道上
This moment, a man is walking down the street, a coffin on his shoulder
他衣扣敞開，他渾身冒汗
his sweaty shirt unbuttoned,
星光濺落的街道被他踏響
his feet crushing the starlight.
黑魆魆的屋頂和紅紗燈是他曾經夢見
He dreamt once of dark roofs and red lanterns
我們同居在此有著海洋和沙漠的星球
On this planet of oceans and deserts
we live together.
此刻，大風推進在沒有道路的海洋和沙漠
誰搬運著垃圾？誰向天空打開手電筒？
This moment, a big wind gusts over trackless seas and sands.
誰一把抓住一隻飛來的鳥
Who takes out the trash? Who beams a flashlight toward the sky?
並隨手拋出一把鐵砂？
Who snares flying birds in one move,
我們同居在此有著海洋和沙漠的星球
and scatters handfuls of iron ore?
On this planet of oceans and deserts
五百個女人在五百個房間裏鬆開髮辮
we live together.
脫下鞋、襪子，只穿著短褲來到窗口
五百個管理員關掉五百座圖書館的電燈
Five hundred women in five hundred rooms loosen their hair,
聽見肚子裏一串串咕咕的叫聲
take off shoes, stockings, come to the window in underwear.
我們同居在此有著海洋和沙漠的星球
Five hundred librarians switch off the lights in five hundred libraries,
hearing their stomachs rumble.
五大洲、七大洋、經過赤道的本初子午線
On this planet of oceans and deserts
驢和馬交配生下騾子
we live together.
銀杏樹像人一樣分為兩性
科學家訓練黑猩猩從一數到十
Five continents, five oceans, the Prime Meridian crossing the Equator,
我們同居在此有著海洋和沙漠的星球
The horse mates with the donkey and bears a mule.
The gingko is split in two sexes, like us.
此刻，有一個人正在成為畢加索
Scientists train chimps to count from one to ten.
另一個人正在成為毛澤東
On this planet of oceans and deserts
世上的父親們久病成醫，而青年一代
we live together.
要求他們否定自己一生的奮鬥
我們同居在此有著海洋和沙漠的星球
This moment, someone is becoming Picasso,
another Mao Zedong.
成堆的落葉被焚燒。秋天，又是秋天
After long illnesses, fathers become doctors, yet the young
那些撲進火焰的人總會留下疑問種種
insist they deny their lives’ work.
當大多數人從秋天步入冬天
On this planet of oceans and deserts
竟有一位大姐戴上了花朵
we live together.
我們同居在此有著海洋和沙漠的星球
Piles of fallen leaves are set alight. Another autumn.
瘦削的人上路了，坐在硬座車廂
Whoever lunges into flame leaves much to doubt.
坐在兩個推銷員之間
Most come to winter through fall
無人知道他是誰，只看見他嗑著瓜籽
yet one sister dons a flower.
注視著窗外掠過的市鎮
On this planet of oceans and deserts
我們同居在此有著海洋和沙漠的星球
we live together.
此刻，一個男孩把腳伸到被子外面
A thin man rides third class
他充滿愛憐的祖母趕忙把被子給他掖好
between two salesmen.
這樣一個小人兒應該飛翔在街道的上空
No one knows his name, but he splits melon seeds
帶著生活的激情和靈性
as towns slip past the window
我們同居在此有著海洋和沙漠的星球
On this planet of oceans and deserts
we live together.
This moment, a boy thrusts a foot from his blanket
and his grandmother tucks it in.
Such a small soul should wing above the streets
with life’s passion and genius.
On this planet of oceans and deserts
we live together.