POEM TRANSLATION: TANKA 53, 54 & 55

POEM TRANSLATION: TANKA 53, 54 & 55

 

   BLANKET

   （被子）

 

bleak blanket of smog

地毯的烟霧

beat pollution, puff more smoke

清除污染，扑烟塵

idle emission

怠速的排放

blurt green for security

脱口绿色為安全

blanket for warm reception

毯子為溫和接待

 

LANGUISHING IN LANGUAGES

  （ 憔悴中語言 ）

 

dead tired and drained out

憊死和枯竭

cremate or bury if died

如殁焚化或土葬

knackered is too crude

筋疲太力盡

corpses are not carcasses

人屍非是動物屍

bodies are sacred temples

身體是神聖寺庙

 

 

BATTLES BY BEAST

（ 戰争野兽 ）

 

loony sets taut loop

瘋人集环线

creepy head crawls inside noose

悚然前爬紧圈内

treacherous terrain

詭異的地形

tighten to snare or trigger

紧守圈套或触發

superhero’s holocaust

大屠殺的超英雄

SALUTE TO NELSON MANDELA (向納爾遜•曼德拉致敬) – POEM TRANSLATION

This poem is translated by Mdm. Liu May Ling, Toronto, Canada. Thank you.

In this world

在這世界上

We have too many greats and giants;

我們有許多偉大的和卓越的;

Reverences for some, most are nuisance.

被人尊敬的，多是受到損害。

Some live but better dead;

有些活著的死去較好;

They are dreaded, bled and evil spread;

他們畏惧的，流血和邪惡的蔓延;

Others are dead, but in our hearts, alive.

其他旳已死，但永遠活在我們的心中。

They fight for the deprived, justice survive.

他們為被剝奪而斗爭，正義求生存。

In this world

在這世界上

Great confusion between the true and fake;

真實與虚偽之間的極大混雜;

The reptile molted their skin, but still snake.

那爬行動物蜕皮了，但仍是蛇。

No vanity or pride, the true are just simple

沒有虛榮或驕傲，那真實僅是單纯的;

Against all domination, they are never racial.

反對所有的專制，他們永遠無種族歧視。

In this world

在這世界上

We see a mix of praise and blame;

我們看到一個混合讚揚和指責;

The fake played games, gained fame.

那虚偽的耍把戲，而獲得名堂。

The wise are exemplary earthly saints;

那賢明的稱為塵世的模範聖徒;

Their work earned respect, no taints.

他們的作業赢得尊重，無污點。

In this world

在這世界上

Vice and wise, hard to tell;

惡習和智慧，難以分辨;

Talk or walk will ring the bell.

交談或散步鈴要響。

Warm air in coloured glass spells fake;

暖氣在有色的玻璃里是假的拼作;

Sound jade is hard to scratch or break.

翠玉聲音是難以劃傷或破裂。