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