《天安门诗抄》选译

一

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一夜春风来，万朵白花开。

欲知人民心，且看英雄碑。

(1)

The spring breeze has come overnight,

Ten thousand blossoms at one sparkle white.

To see how people their true feelings vent,

Just look at the Martyrs’ Monument!

二

欲悲闻鬼叫，我哭豺狼笑。

撒泪祭雄杰，扬眉剑出鞘。

(2)

In searing grief, the ghosts’ howls we hear,

As we weep, the hyenas coldly sneer.

Our tears are libation to the noble deceased,

Then, let our brows expand, and swords be unsheathed!

三

天惊一声雷，地倾绝其维。

顿时九州寂，无语皆泪水。

相告不成声，欲言泪复垂。

听时不敢信，信时心已碎。

(3)

A thunderbolt cracks out of the sky,

The earth collapses as though lost its stay.

All silence—the nation at once appears,

Dumb-founded, speechless, all in tears!

To tell the news, no one his voice could find,

About to speak, sobs shove the words behind.

Having heard, no one dares believe,

Believing, the heart’s broken in grief!