余光中·《黄昏》英译

倘若黄昏是一道寂寞的关

西门关向晚霞的

匆匆的鞍上客啊，为何

不见进关来，只见出关去？

而一出关去就中了埋伏

晚霞一翻全变了黑旗

再回头，西门已闭

————几度想问问蝶上的边卒

只见蝙蝠在上下扑打着

噢，一座空城

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Evening

Yu Guangzhong

If evening is a lonely fort,

The west gate open to sunset glow,

Why are all the travelers,

Who hurry on horseback,
Allowed only a passage out

And never an admission in?

And, once out, they’re all ambushed,

When sunset clouds switch to black flags

And the west gate shuts behind.

Often I turned to ask the garrison,

But was answered only by bats

Flitting up and down an empty fort.