In the forest
在森林裡
a man who loses his way
一個迷路的人,
gets frightened;
開始恐懼起來,
his heart can’t help
他的心不由自主地
breeding tigers and lions.
變出了老虎和獅子。
Hellish ghosts
小時候聽到的,
from childhood tales
陰曹地府的鬼魂,
begin taking shape.
也從記憶裡,
At first he walks slowly,
活靈活現地跑出來了。
pretending nothing’s wrong,
他先是慢慢地走著,
but soon, from behind,
裝做若無其事的樣子
faint sounds,
走著,走著
something following.
身後簌簌響起的聲音,
He walks faster,
就像有一個人在追趕。
not daring to look back.
他快速地走了起來,
The forest darkens,
連頭也不敢回一下。
in his heart beasts and ghouls
森林裡漸漸暗下來,
come to vivid life.
他心裡的老虎、獅子和鬼魂,
Once he starts running,
越來越生動。
first east,
這樣,
then west,
他就跑起來了,
he gets farther from the trail.
一會兒向東,
Now he’ll be eaten by real tigers,
一會兒向西。
or devoured by his own terror.
隨後,
Yet just as before, the forest’s
他再也不知道路在哪裡了。
bathed in gold evening,
他會被真的老虎吃掉,
and still there, the narrow path
也會被自己的恐懼嚇死。
shimmering with light,
而森林還跟往常一樣,
though few
籠罩著金黃的夕光。
can see it
一條小路乾淨地臥在那裡,
and walk out.
亮晃晃的,
只有很少的人,
看到了,
並且走了出去。