余光中·《七十自喻》英译

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河口那片三角洲，

还要奔波多久才抵达？

只知道早就出了峡。

回望一道道横断山脉，

关子不断，阻滞不绝，

到此平缓，已经是下游，

多少支流一路来投奔，

沙泥与岁月都已沉淀。

宁静的深夜，你听，

河口隐隐传来海啸，

而河源雪水初融，

正滴成清细的涓涓，

再长的江河终必要入海，

河水不回头，而河长在 。

On My Seventieth Birthday

Yu Kwang-chung

Even the longest river shall meet the sea.

How much waterway is still left ahead

Before the exit delta greets me?

Surely the gorges have long been passed

And range after range has failed

To stop or stem the torrential flow.

Unhurried now are the lower reaches,

Joined by tributaries from afar.

Settled are the sands of the years.

Deep in tranquil night, listen

To the tidal signs faint from the sea,

And melting snow back at the source

Starting in a trickle is expedition.

Even the longest river is bound for sea:

The water hurries on, the river stays.