ODE OF TIME, D( M& M0 M4 O1 z
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BY J. LOH
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You're tossed into % Q# v- T; h2 ~7 {* B
daydreams
* k- U+ C% S+ a4 [; I- j8 byou've suffered from
* X' M8 g( T" qnightmares
& B9 |& ?# z1 O9 T- T7 rnow you stand by the tides of elusiveness- E' ]+ z. j: k4 v% U
watching clouds flutter and fade
* w5 T) s2 o7 O: U7 d, F; gin your pale palms' T* ]9 c4 I' x" v/ L( P
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. K( e4 [: F- e7 w4 ?' |9 Nyou sang the praise of time/ q% T5 l" X' m+ C3 A! ^5 L0 J
the old days were gone with grey snows and rocky roads) J s5 e: N4 V. R: ~
the shades of night, shadows of sorrow" {4 i+ c( Z2 @9 z+ B& j. y# Y# r9 j$ C" z
rest on your lavender lips
9 J% |! h/ k) J4 j! Ewhere a portrait of a woman) w* `8 S( q8 ^. X$ J( b5 F5 y
hung, rusted and ragged; _8 J7 C4 G# H3 V5 G! r
kissing into the endless emptiness4 \, {' `* Z9 a
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% M ]# J( S: ?2 d! D$ L) u( JYou lit a cigaret with a tiny thread+ j8 q/ c% T- W3 `/ @
of memories where ) {9 y! C) _6 k4 Q$ o
vast abyss was enlightened by
4 s4 d+ h0 b: U: _" o; a. Myour screams nobody had ever heard" _' I: s- C$ H8 E
a desire for change. ( z# N. k9 k3 P; Z( J
a smile for sunshine.
8 G. Y: J% a1 C' Z+ P/ {Then there was a girl
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8 ]* ] j$ d5 t5 S Mnow that the waves of time have quietly subsided8 x8 r: Y. c C! ^8 c$ J
the abyss is full of dark rains- F- `6 b" U: a) E. o7 N/ {
the red moon is also dying) ^) S3 c" Z/ ], ?( |1 `
and you shine as if you are
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and my praise to the woman
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penetrates the shade of white, white clouds
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2015-08-05, in Beijing2 N; Z( n4 |7 K+ k) Y6 N
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时光颂
' p' n% c! Z) E9 _作者、翻译:莫笑愚% S( c1 f" j) K& v5 s7 j
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你被丢进白日
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( s% m% I$ |9 v! U& D! E你亦曾被噩梦4 q- E0 Y9 `- {/ x) O1 t9 b+ q
困扰. K5 E( {8 o8 T; L3 e+ a* R
如今,你站在虚妄的潮汐之浜" U9 ~: i7 K. W1 S$ g4 q7 h
看云朵翻卷弥散. j/ ^+ N! z* a9 H! c* c5 P
在你苍白的掌心
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3 X$ w& I) r+ T2 K$ ~. r你吟唱时间之赞歌8 j! Y0 b0 t) x/ n# _4 N
旧时光随灰色的积雪和崎岖的道路消亡
" i8 S4 K8 j& m! p1 j夜晚的色调,悲伤之阴影3 D' ^& G1 j& e; S' m) ]
憩息于你薰衣草的唇上
7 X( f, r* d* o% g2 [0 p那儿有一幅女人的肖像& c. c X7 i" ^* \! z
悬挂在空荡荡的墙壁,锈蚀而褴褛
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& L/ d" [5 W. w% D. h% w" S1 n你用回忆的细线2 i' h) O; V; e6 n! m" G& U1 G
点燃一支香烟
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/ P$ e! t# b6 D& i5 N! f& c照亮巨大的深渊0 a2 a4 N3 x2 r3 P$ X
用渴望交换变化。 k4 p+ k9 @8 W( E1 |
以微笑获取阳光。; t' |/ Z7 M$ Q
而后有个女孩
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9 d) s$ y" r$ u, @1 B& y时间的潮汐已悄然消褪
% i0 G: ]; o8 v9 h% [( x, D深渊盈满黑暗之雨
! O$ |3 ?. h0 h: d# |2 }红月亮也正在死去
$ ]$ f; {, e" @/ `8 |# w但你却晶莹闪亮; ~- j5 y: T, q- r* g5 S
仿佛深黑的夜空唯一之星辰
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穿透白而又白的云翳+ Y( v2 c# {+ P" l* t; m0 o m
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2015年8月5日于北京
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