ODE OF TIME" t3 j: D9 a" l" K+ J/ R0 e6 c4 W4 D& N
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9 i4 U$ \: w. M! _, nYou're tossed into : [# k% N2 i4 M. b+ i$ e
daydreams
0 H! w) q. |% [8 Jyou've suffered from ! B! B4 f4 ~, C7 N P% ], C% k
nightmares
$ X5 U" Y8 |7 j! [now you stand by the tides of elusiveness
8 [5 u1 L0 e7 W; r1 U/ s1 Jwatching clouds flutter and fade
1 s% W0 F8 V; I: E+ f! Y4 uin your pale palms3 v8 @. ]7 J' W
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; T. o) O& U5 k1 x( Fyou sang the praise of time
( |4 [1 h6 G8 Q$ Y! lthe old days were gone with grey snows and rocky roads
8 U) r- P! l6 w! U3 ]the shades of night, shadows of sorrow0 ?2 _9 Z8 b1 W) S' `
rest on your lavender lips
7 z9 [& Y& h7 M0 O% h Z6 `where a portrait of a woman
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kissing into the endless emptiness W7 |6 z3 Y9 c$ V
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$ f# ^: q8 ~5 h, ^* A7 IYou lit a cigaret with a tiny thread' m: v8 Z; a8 I# h% D; C0 k
of memories where
5 m/ W0 Y) F5 e' ~( f9 e7 _vast abyss was enlightened by
$ v% y6 p( E1 ]% Y# o0 Nyour screams nobody had ever heard
# Y$ T" l4 v& X A ]5 xa desire for change. " r5 P) m8 j. d; c5 _3 z4 t% a" ?
a smile for sunshine.
; l! D0 X) A& Q; H, h# M% G6 sThen there was a girl
1 g/ v& l2 c ^* ^standing on your finger-tips1 \$ C) A5 y2 F
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now that the waves of time have quietly subsided
( ^' t# J/ a! }& r, Lthe abyss is full of dark rains: g S. e% c/ p+ M5 x: b8 F: a
the red moon is also dying
$ ~8 q. K+ A# o0 ?8 fand you shine as if you are
/ X( A; G4 i9 i: D( tthe only star in the deep dark sky at night
' d% K3 V, `8 W$ N) sand my praise to the woman. z0 I- {) u m4 E* ^
along with the white winds,* A* e r+ B: p8 D6 F
penetrates the shade of white, white clouds# n2 A5 L9 P( @: ~! T
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2015-08-05, in Beijing
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" l9 p7 U' m/ }/ v e( D, ]/ ^附中文翻译:0 z' K1 I- ^: y. @8 L2 ^
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( l- G7 G% m0 b4 u& x时光颂! s5 X1 L* e4 U* E- F1 {7 P" P
作者、翻译:莫笑愚
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5 H2 h" j/ m* B3 t# U4 f你被丢进白日
$ `' T9 I0 W% d) }3 v" r梦中
1 v% h1 z1 E. v你亦曾被噩梦0 u8 j' U5 V9 @! G& {9 P
困扰2 o2 a1 n( V- ^* |, K( q
如今,你站在虚妄的潮汐之浜6 V' Y( _7 [9 B9 U5 s$ a
看云朵翻卷弥散
3 i; }0 Y, U2 ~: z在你苍白的掌心
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% h* E2 v/ n" A* ?. e# `/ _/ X你吟唱时间之赞歌% W: S0 I9 O5 F1 S4 \; Z
旧时光随灰色的积雪和崎岖的道路消亡
$ P- N* Z. z$ h& {夜晚的色调,悲伤之阴影
1 d5 B9 \! Z: {6 l憩息于你薰衣草的唇上$ x' w+ n% w5 t+ Q8 y1 L2 J. n
那儿有一幅女人的肖像4 ]1 B5 S5 Q, U0 e0 Y0 G
悬挂在空荡荡的墙壁,锈蚀而褴褛3 F0 Q0 _- g5 E: R3 f1 N; l6 E6 R
一个吻陷入无尽的空旷
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9 v8 k" A! S) ?8 @- F% j) {" K你用回忆的细线
6 _. A7 ?, S& ?( [; V点燃一支香烟
' I& P: q$ J7 _, w. g' i, N V以无人听见的尖叫
- G; z$ \( k6 Z7 j8 ^照亮巨大的深渊8 Y C( l8 R; `4 g6 [9 p4 x# w, ]
用渴望交换变化。
0 `: Z: z/ F! R, X+ K7 ?0 y以微笑获取阳光。
f" @" O) l* I9 h4 i+ z而后有个女孩9 }" O2 c9 t0 j8 s% z$ C
玉立于你的指尖上4 ]! ], }, l! c) v! D* V& ]; j
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时间的潮汐已悄然消褪
* |0 o, u1 a, O4 O/ s) ^: v0 z深渊盈满黑暗之雨2 z; b+ n7 w6 R! X( P y2 r3 z
红月亮也正在死去5 W2 a8 T) [% F2 G S8 {4 }
但你却晶莹闪亮# v8 t7 l0 X7 O! @. K
仿佛深黑的夜空唯一之星辰
9 M4 v) N/ ^; f6 ~9 ~" }* ~! g而我对这女人的赞美
4 f0 ]: |/ Q5 g# K& S" g' w与白色的风一道6 N3 ?: M; X [/ t9 X0 D
穿透白而又白的云翳
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2015年8月5日于北京
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