万物清明 | 汉诗英译
万物清明 西厍
去年今日，墓地上海棠开得三成
今年，基本已零落殆尽
“去年春冷，今年春暖。”人们轻易
就解释了其中的隐秘原因
——老话总是不会错的
年年清明，岁岁清明，花相似
人不同：旧坟边难免多了新坟
旧恨里，也添了新恨？
妇人的号啕别无新意但是哽咽里
或许又有了新的哽咽
也有不变的。人来人去
潮起潮落，大茫荡还从坟地前过
还那样宽湍，那样浑浊
而清明。江水无声，无意打扰
此岸与彼岸隔着烟火的寻觅
和可能的对话。当人们
从古老仪轨中抬头
多数时候会顺着江水瞥一眼隔岸
在阳光下返青的涵养林——
让人们重新抖擞了精神的正是这
万物清明：波光粼粼中有燕子掠水
也有突突而来的满负荷的驳船
选自《诗刊》
A World of Fresh and Green
by Xi She
A year ago today, the begonias at the cemetery were one-third blooming,
this year, all have withered.
“Cold spring last year, warmer this year,' people easily
explain the immanent reason.
Old sayings can’t be wrong —
The seasons turn, fresh green* returns, the diehard flower.
But people change: new graves crop up by old graves,
perhaps new regrets grow on old regrets?
Women wail a familiar wail, but when they weep,
you may catch something new in their sobs.
Something else is constant: People come and go,
water ebbs and flows, and the misty river whisks by the graveyard,
still so broad, still so nubilous
and refreshing. The river flows quietly, not looking to
distract those lighting incense or those in communion
with the souls on the other shore. Now and then
people lift their heads from the age-old ritual,
and many will cast a glance across the river.
The riparian marsh looks refreshingly green in the sun —
it is exactly this world of fresh and green
that revives our spirits: swallows clip the glittery water
as chock-full barges chug along, up and down the river.
Translated by Duck Yard Lyricists
本诗由 PATHSHARERS BOOKS（美国同道出版社）
Duck Yard Lyriists 翻译