Keep the channel open

            A Letter to Agnes De Mille : Martha Graham

请保持通道开放

     给艾格尼斯·德米尔的一封信 - 玛莎·葛兰姆

There is a vitality,

a life force,

a quickening

that is translated through you into action,

and because there is only one of you in all time,

this expression is unique.

那里有一种活力

一种生命力 和

萌动

它们在你的肢体上展现 演变

因为你的独一无二

它们也将成为世上的唯一

 And If you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and be lost.

The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine

how good it is

nor how valuable it is

nor how it compares with other expressions.

如果你把它堵塞 它将无物附着 被遗失

在这个世界上彻底消失 

有些东西其实是跟你无关的 比如

它到底能有多好 

能有多大的价值

它又怎样地与其他的形式去比较

It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly

to keep the channel open.

You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work.

You have to keep open and aware directly to the urges that motivate YOU.

你可以做的 只是让它紧随你 

清晰地直接地 

保持那个通道的畅通无阻

你甚至不必去相信你自己 或者你的作品

你只需把通道打开 

让自己直接地去感知

那些把你推着向前的原始的冲动……

Keep the channel open…

No artist is pleased…

请把通道保持开放…

你知道 这个世上

没有一个艺术家是可以让自己满意的…

There is no satisfaction whatever at anytime

There is only a queer, divine dissatisfaction

a blessed unrest that keeps us marching

and makes “us” MORE alive than the others.

这里没有完美和满足

不管何时 不管何地 

正是那种不同寻常的 神圣的不满足感

被佑护着的骚动不安

促使我们前行不息

让我们 与他人相比 充满着更加勃发的生机

                                  – Martha Graham