ODE OF TIME
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- A) o: ?2 p% gYou're tossed into 8 A1 S4 r% Y7 }, g; d) ?: D" X$ c
daydreams: P- c6 R3 ~& U& y' g9 l$ ]
you've suffered from , x1 E# z, |" ^* \3 |! y/ C; m
nightmares
# }3 k% h: _3 |" S5 V9 t& Onow you stand by the tides of elusiveness7 N9 U2 @" q( z
watching clouds flutter and fade% o) r# G( z/ d$ n/ z4 {( R: A v" Y/ R' z
in your pale palms
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you sang the praise of time M' m4 \: N9 H
the old days were gone with grey snows and rocky roads
6 q Y! [3 v: s! N7 W, N% Vthe shades of night, shadows of sorrow. D5 T3 W& k4 c" p
rest on your lavender lips
' I! S) A0 n$ S/ w1 z& v. o5 dwhere a portrait of a woman' W7 N& k' I. L, s
hung, rusted and ragged/ B$ W5 e. W; h! _+ \
kissing into the endless emptiness, I* \) z. b* g+ |- r- J
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You lit a cigaret with a tiny thread) ~7 _8 }0 b2 [8 a
of memories where 8 ?$ p9 ?2 `0 s
vast abyss was enlightened by
3 U3 j, k- H* o8 f7 k3 Xyour screams nobody had ever heard7 g9 U ~' f2 S) Q- D: S& i: q! l
a desire for change. 6 W' G$ S- ?, F* T C+ ^
a smile for sunshine.
- V# Y# E, D3 G5 }* GThen there was a girl * @# c- U. _2 ]4 I& N; K& I
standing on your finger-tips6 x7 j$ m+ h4 q
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% ]0 m" c2 s/ M+ Q8 Q( u) {8 Pnow that the waves of time have quietly subsided
3 E8 M/ z6 A5 K2 J- V- tthe abyss is full of dark rains, R9 H3 q. Z. n; r
the red moon is also dying
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the only star in the deep dark sky at night" A7 V' g! [$ f4 Q8 B+ i- N
and my praise to the woman
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1 p* n! i0 B. x! o8 Kpenetrates the shade of white, white clouds
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时光颂/ f" E P+ V3 r9 R% |6 B
作者、翻译:莫笑愚 y/ ~! }; C# f8 W1 }
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你被丢进白日
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你亦曾被噩梦6 _* q+ d r# l, R; p4 u+ U
困扰$ ^0 @% J3 a7 H ~# G+ F
如今,你站在虚妄的潮汐之浜
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在你苍白的掌心2 R1 F* _7 M H8 o) M+ V; C
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你吟唱时间之赞歌
0 u' W5 ?5 @. v1 R" W* w旧时光随灰色的积雪和崎岖的道路消亡
/ M9 z9 [) f5 B- ?9 d q5 l& j夜晚的色调,悲伤之阴影
& @1 r% U9 i' }8 `( ~5 J. a1 I) z憩息于你薰衣草的唇上
5 E5 H' P8 n2 ], p+ u' [7 i那儿有一幅女人的肖像
* u8 u1 E: V/ @0 |8 U悬挂在空荡荡的墙壁,锈蚀而褴褛
0 h: f! H9 A/ X8 K9 y一个吻陷入无尽的空旷
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你用回忆的细线) U8 D- `$ Z- w8 J/ ~
点燃一支香烟
* i4 i" D! ?; f9 R2 Q以无人听见的尖叫
! y# ^& A% X) K: Q Z* ^照亮巨大的深渊
. O" {$ q2 q' J- ?, V- R用渴望交换变化。
$ T Z; \, h2 P以微笑获取阳光。
6 T" I6 i- m4 {: }: i+ S* i% p而后有个女孩, d8 a9 i5 W8 L: y. \$ M# F7 T" D
玉立于你的指尖上
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+ b1 b2 s3 k- p3 l" P时间的潮汐已悄然消褪
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红月亮也正在死去& W: K6 p: N+ P, m4 [4 g
但你却晶莹闪亮# f8 Y' k! O3 ?: }3 X; q9 P
仿佛深黑的夜空唯一之星辰6 }% C* s/ G8 K* U; S# R& ~
而我对这女人的赞美
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