ODE OF TIME
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& K$ |' h" y- L: rYou're tossed into
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# n: D8 O& \7 _4 z. Xyou've suffered from ( y' q- l o8 Y% X' C) h( c
nightmares
3 Z& d9 g3 f! \; W0 K2 snow you stand by the tides of elusiveness
3 O& \; W) O, Z! n1 Jwatching clouds flutter and fade
, U6 i4 d* l: v; G. ~in your pale palms n" F N; @/ b' c* v8 u' w
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you sang the praise of time1 @7 n/ }2 a: [( g& ~! y
the old days were gone with grey snows and rocky roads! x: @& s+ f' ~1 W: t) F0 d0 c& w/ g
the shades of night, shadows of sorrow
8 P& u$ S/ T. T" qrest on your lavender lips
+ T) a" A6 H( q: e& N0 owhere a portrait of a woman
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3 d1 L4 I8 T& c1 }5 S5 Wkissing into the endless emptiness
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( \' x& X6 K: T* l: nYou lit a cigaret with a tiny thread0 K" k! T8 O h( H( |# y
of memories where
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your screams nobody had ever heard
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a smile for sunshine.# s; S: E. l4 c/ A. u: s K
Then there was a girl
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5 e1 u I4 ]! t5 f7 }now that the waves of time have quietly subsided4 Q$ Y5 V# N" J) x, ?! H& b' w
the abyss is full of dark rains
5 U( m$ N o, Q1 [- y+ rthe red moon is also dying/ D% n1 I' L5 o/ v
and you shine as if you are2 s( N: F, ~* S. _/ m c
the only star in the deep dark sky at night# `; Y4 J$ |) c8 r7 I! ^
and my praise to the woman
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附中文翻译:! X" v C+ [" `* h" q
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作者、翻译:莫笑愚
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. J4 p- i0 \6 W' Z/ o你被丢进白日1 s, U7 F6 P; |3 m% h- I
梦中6 h( F( W! r& B* y6 c" s2 S% I
你亦曾被噩梦
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如今,你站在虚妄的潮汐之浜% G9 l- t- @: T
看云朵翻卷弥散
2 J' E. y7 j: x; J0 e在你苍白的掌心
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你吟唱时间之赞歌
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夜晚的色调,悲伤之阴影3 T5 n2 U+ z+ ^! \
憩息于你薰衣草的唇上
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悬挂在空荡荡的墙壁,锈蚀而褴褛4 c' I' E5 s1 ]
一个吻陷入无尽的空旷
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: l1 L9 h5 k% \7 h! p你用回忆的细线: w: J# g. ?# M, ^$ P# Q
点燃一支香烟
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用渴望交换变化。- k# R" q! F8 @# `; D% d9 t2 v
以微笑获取阳光。
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深渊盈满黑暗之雨
! V3 a5 C6 z B! k红月亮也正在死去2 p% y5 h" G% Q* E; G
但你却晶莹闪亮$ i3 G( @6 t: |3 a6 j
仿佛深黑的夜空唯一之星辰
8 h* ^* F( @3 j+ I' m而我对这女人的赞美
# f8 \, a" J/ U& x I与白色的风一道
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