郑愁予·《静物》英译

斜斜倚靠著的  一列慵态的书

参差的高度  是种内省的阶梯

甜意流下来  盛於  最後的杯中

引诱看蜂足  是淡黄色的假的蜜

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雨水开始浸蚀壁图  一幅

脱釉的阴天  一具令人索然的

空的眠床  是软软的灰色偎衬著我

而我便只是一个陈列的人

是陈列  且在卖与非卖之间

我也是木风为伴的静物

在暗澹的时日  我是摊开扉页的书

标题已在昨夜掀过去

 

1957年

 

Still Life

Zheng Chouyu

 

Leaning askew  is a row of languid books

In straggling heights  a ladder for soul-searching

Sweetness flows down  and gets contained in the last cup

Enticing the bee’s legs  is the pale-yellow fake honey

 

Rainwater begins to erode the mural  a scroll of

An overcast sky in worn-out glaze  A stultifying

Empty bed  is a spread of soft gray snuggling up to me

And I am merely a human exhibit

An exhibit  for sale and not for sale

 

I am also a still life in the company of wood and wind

On dismal days  I am an open book

With the title page already turned last night

 

1957