郑愁予·《山居的日子》英译

自从来到山里，朋友啊！

我的日子是倒转了的：

我总是先过黄昏後渡黎明

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每夜，我擦过黑石的肩膀，

立於风吼的峰上，

唱啊！这里不怕曲高和寡

 

展在头上的是诗人的家谱，

哦！智慧的血需要延续，

我凿深满天透明的姓名

唱啊！这里不怕曲高和寡

 

1952年

 

Life in the Mountains

Zheng Chouyu

 

Ever since I came to the mountains, my dear friend,

My days have turned around—

Going always from dusk to dawn.

 

Every night, I brush past the shoulders of dark boulders

To stand on the howling peak

And sing. Here alone but undaunted I can be high-sounding.

 

Displayed above is the poet’s family tree.

Oh, the blood relation of wisdom needs extension.

So I carve transparent names deeply in the whole sky

And sing. Here alone and undaunted I can be high-sounding.

 

1952