ODE OF TIME
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You're tossed into
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you've suffered from ( d0 i0 X& E/ |7 E1 {
nightmares
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in your pale palms
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$ O$ z- G7 e) _$ f. myou sang the praise of time
2 [$ t# t1 J: U3 a5 f. h( H8 Qthe old days were gone with grey snows and rocky roads- r+ I' g2 Y( ]2 v5 k3 i
the shades of night, shadows of sorrow2 G2 P1 ~" W1 D
rest on your lavender lips! s# m0 @! N# n2 R& W5 X
where a portrait of a woman
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kissing into the endless emptiness# R1 o2 ?1 z+ x6 J0 d
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of memories where
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a desire for change. / ^" @/ E- @: z6 u2 Z. z
a smile for sunshine.
' q: @" H- F5 _# l& U1 t3 |% A5 V/ JThen there was a girl
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now that the waves of time have quietly subsided- _& T& z4 B3 ~# t
the abyss is full of dark rains
% D% A( Y# V: y+ P8 Zthe red moon is also dying
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0 a$ `0 P2 l2 b' Q7 \and my praise to the woman
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penetrates the shade of white, white clouds6 _4 g3 K, t2 b0 s* k- b& ~3 M5 g
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附中文翻译:' c3 U' @3 m% {* N! N) Q0 \: o
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作者、翻译:莫笑愚; {) j9 Y7 S( }/ c) r# \0 ^
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7 H) Q( m) C2 C9 O; @1 a你被丢进白日) H0 ~% ]3 J! n' n+ S, W; V. h* K% s, M
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你亦曾被噩梦
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如今,你站在虚妄的潮汐之浜4 ]2 \0 b! G2 @
看云朵翻卷弥散
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& s; D* H) b* `# q' C你吟唱时间之赞歌6 y0 U$ B& @8 w, N$ v
旧时光随灰色的积雪和崎岖的道路消亡
. s" T% y1 M" G4 G夜晚的色调,悲伤之阴影
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那儿有一幅女人的肖像
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0 A* q( O a7 c你用回忆的细线
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# x: _0 F9 M) `$ v3 h% f5 O照亮巨大的深渊
# o! F# G5 K# s' J$ a用渴望交换变化。
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而后有个女孩
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时间的潮汐已悄然消褪
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但你却晶莹闪亮6 J% ~) F7 s- m! P9 ^2 W8 B1 Y4 b
仿佛深黑的夜空唯一之星辰
" }% ~* I; D( h- J6 }4 d而我对这女人的赞美
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