Sunday, December 23, 2018

[Poem] On the Sea (Hai Zi)

Old Fisherman by Siniša Simon of Croatia 

















All the days are days on the sea
The poor bitter fisherman
His lumps of muscles, a roll of bungling rope 
Expanding on the waves 
Attempting to grasp in far distance  
An object glittering
A pompous smile of the sun yet it turned out to be 
all he laid hold of were some rotting wood boards:
houses, ships and coffins 

Backbones of fishes swimming in troops
no beginning nor end 
only the legend about youth 
daintily frail
海上

所有的日子都是海上的日子
穷苦的渔夫
肉疙瘩象一卷笨拙的绳索
在波浪上展开
想抓住远方
闪闪发亮的东西
其实那只是太阳的假笑
他抓住的只是几块会腐烂的木板:
房屋、船和棺材

成群游来鱼的脊背
无始无终
只有关于青春的说法
一触即断

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