一個繡花的鄉下婦女杨键

COUNTRYSIDE WOMAN EMBROIDERING史春波, 乔治·奥康奈尔 译


冬日午後的陽光,
Winter afternoon, her feet
特別舒坦,
snug in a grass basket,
照著她手上的金線,
late sunlight glimmering the two dragons
她正在繡兩條龍。
she embroiders with gold thread.
她的腳,
On the wall, strung seedstalks;
擺在草焐窠裡。
the big door’s luster of tung oil.
牆壁上,
Chill wind shivers the pines;
掛著各種蔬菜的種子。
oh for such cold truth.
桐油漆過的大門,
A few gourds hang from a wooden rack.
散著悶悶的光。
The silk with two dragons
一陣清風,
will drape Guanyin’s altar
吹落了杉樹的葉子,
so this woman may die easy as a leaf.
如果我有這一陣清風的坦蕩就好了。
Outside, the stone path trod forever
幾根老絲瓜懸在木架上,
extends from her threshold,
她繡得兩條龍的綢子布,
its sheen in the dusk
要供在菩薩前的香案上,
soft as worn silver.
為了死的時候像樹葉一樣悄然。
When the breeze lifts,
在她的家門口,
I desire
走了幾輩子的條石路,
only this peace.
像一塊老銀子在薄暮裡伸展。
一陣清風吹過,
如果我有這一陣清風的安詳,
我就好了。


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