雷平阳·《飘逝》英译

太阳落了，应该说，我跟天空的关系

也就断了，空荡荡的天空犹如前世

月亮升起来了，应该说，我跟夜晚的关系

就更加密切了，空荡荡的黑夜犹如来生

像我这样的人，我还能奢求什么？

我本不是刻意的挖掘者

难道我还能从江水中挖出一把琴来？

我也不是什么了不起的诗人

难道我还能在诗句中，养吾无数的奴才？

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Evanescent

Lei Pingyang

The sun has set, and you could say my link to the sky

Is broken; the empty heavens are like my former lifetime

The moon has risen, and you could say my link to the night

Is all the closer; the empty darkness is like my future lifetime

For someone like me, what extravagant hopes can there be?

I am not one who takes pains digging into things

If I dig into a river, don’t tell me I could find a zither

I am not a poet who was born to amaze

My barnyard will never keep a crowd of fawning followers.