[转载]Hangzhou,Year1253[英译柏桦诗]
Hangzhou, Year 1253
---For Wu Wenying (1200-1260)
From a Latvian precious stone comes the young morning.
Onto the window of the Fengle Mansion, Wu weaves his new verse.
“I write verses, for pure time killing ;
I keep fishes, out of sheer interest.
Death, goes and comes; life, comes and goes…
Truly, I’m kind of pretty contented with
Such a living in such an unusual society.”
"What happens with year 1253, the anesthesia powder of fate?
A wild goose dies of being unusable, and a tree survives due to being useless.
How much is an escort by face hour? After sorrows measured by size of ear,
A banquet is produced by the wind on the lake water, in the autumn
When the wine-loaded lake riding waves seaward, I receive a secret letter from Jin’ er.
Then in the shadow of osmanthus blossoms I enjoy piping till daybreak
When tradesmen from the Black Sea go shopping pearls and jewels in the market. ”
[July 24, 2014.
Chinese text by Bai Hua
Aug.26, 2018.
Translated into English by Li Fukang]
杭州，1253年
年轻黎明来自一枚拉脱维亚宝石
吴文英在杭州丰乐楼凭窗织锦……
我写诗，只是为了消磨时间
我养鱼，也是为了排遣逸兴
死，死了死；生，生了生……
“真的，我简直是相当满意，
处在这样一个独特的社会。”
1253年怎么啦，命运的麻沸散
雁以不材死，树以不材生。
人脸钟头几点？量耳裁愁后
顺风递给水面一个宴室，秋天，
江湖载酒望海潮，锦儿偷寄幽素
我来听桂花影里吹笛到天明……
哪管那来自黑海的商人市列珠玑！
注释一：“雁以不材死，树以不材生”，见《庄子》。
注释二：“锦儿偷寄幽素”，见吴文英《莺啼序》。
注释三：“市列珠玑”，见柳永《望海潮》。
2014年7月24日