ODE OF TIME& h3 Q: M# H8 ^. `. b% c
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8 L5 f* l3 T9 ~3 N. ^! g. [You're tossed into ' i" v3 r7 J& _# Z" Z4 A( j
daydreams
, X1 W6 |! F m! j. X7 }* \you've suffered from 8 x7 N" J+ G7 G$ N; E' W6 N9 Y! S
nightmares& p8 V3 p; @0 b* p
now you stand by the tides of elusiveness
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you sang the praise of time% H3 F: R, Z4 |4 `0 _
the old days were gone with grey snows and rocky roads: h) x- B6 J0 u/ {9 c2 L
the shades of night, shadows of sorrow# q5 t4 C) Y& [$ x8 ?7 i" P. O
rest on your lavender lips
1 T- Z* L* W- q. i# owhere a portrait of a woman: ]; s0 F( G3 { z% h% m8 W
hung, rusted and ragged0 F+ {5 b8 U3 J- `5 h' K4 R
kissing into the endless emptiness
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You lit a cigaret with a tiny thread
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vast abyss was enlightened by
) Q2 x4 Y' \. Q+ A% r @your screams nobody had ever heard
' P2 R6 l0 [( `/ z b# Oa desire for change.
0 w" [& A; |; @" g0 `3 ?a smile for sunshine., y0 _6 c% @, O+ u2 [- h" [
Then there was a girl
2 i% \. _# z" h; s2 _8 }' bstanding on your finger-tips) q! N' Q5 [' f* e8 F& {
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( x* [: o' X; ?; u" S' _& L( y; hnow that the waves of time have quietly subsided3 ` F4 l+ o- C5 S1 ~6 Y+ g0 m
the abyss is full of dark rains
4 F7 E% s3 P8 r7 S1 [* wthe red moon is also dying5 y( n& ~3 J# d' H& F1 ]- m
and you shine as if you are
+ e# s) |1 g6 z2 Z& Bthe only star in the deep dark sky at night
1 D* \6 f8 T. ^" h9 b5 vand my praise to the woman
8 A( I4 _, s' Z6 D3 z6 w: Ralong with the white winds,! _' `7 y- X0 q( q5 J+ o
penetrates the shade of white, white clouds
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7 U8 O* ?( z% u0 E7 f1 F2015-08-05, in Beijing" N9 Z0 J" A: [$ i {" { C
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作者、翻译:莫笑愚
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你被丢进白日
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, Q: l& _4 ?, S你亦曾被噩梦7 g2 Y+ x3 ]' w# W: A: x7 Q
困扰
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* I4 Q$ p9 e- b% l: W; q2 e1 k看云朵翻卷弥散
5 h7 y# k0 S, ?7 d9 H. U+ g1 ~, `: u在你苍白的掌心
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9 o* k3 E6 W8 [你吟唱时间之赞歌% e' i! c( M# q( Z
旧时光随灰色的积雪和崎岖的道路消亡
; e [% O* ?+ S% Q6 L1 C: G% h夜晚的色调,悲伤之阴影
1 f7 ^: T! x) F9 T憩息于你薰衣草的唇上
9 u$ g. l$ t3 \" |5 N) W0 j$ E& Z那儿有一幅女人的肖像
0 n2 g6 Q1 ]- B2 z/ x8 }* f3 v悬挂在空荡荡的墙壁,锈蚀而褴褛
# e. s7 T- D6 i4 {/ d一个吻陷入无尽的空旷) w- g2 t% p, Y, g
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! i/ p" c" ^5 `7 t, F! U: ]& l你用回忆的细线4 x/ u- {+ b: p
点燃一支香烟" w9 N8 `1 }+ r" h8 Z
以无人听见的尖叫
1 A% X- c& a% X! h; t0 j! a( n6 M照亮巨大的深渊
& L( C Y- L, z7 |用渴望交换变化。7 T% K. I2 x) b \) x
以微笑获取阳光。. z S6 X$ j8 I( N1 e* I, a" v
而后有个女孩
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# F9 D3 `, u2 c& p) I' Y. T1 g时间的潮汐已悄然消褪
8 v% ?6 N8 h* z i0 z T) ?, h深渊盈满黑暗之雨9 o: h8 B3 A: u7 {- N
红月亮也正在死去& `6 }: d6 G. l: M( m
但你却晶莹闪亮 F) [) I+ G; o) l# M5 [
仿佛深黑的夜空唯一之星辰: y7 I) b. y! B& R
而我对这女人的赞美
4 M# U7 V1 X3 Z* j* B7 C! L与白色的风一道
- c; ^7 _; }8 e% o: G0 X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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