一颗玉米籽在奔跑 余秀华 翻译

 

One corn kernel’s sprinting

 

Faster than an autumn wind, than a train

Faster than the chase by a corncob

Can’t be obstructed by rivers, and flood season of fish

Can’t be delayed by hills, and an accident of red maple

Can’t wander in a spell of swan goose’s honk

 

Ah, so small

So big the world

Ought to reach the other end of life before nightfall

Has to pass through the tomb of autumn wind, pass through snow, and spring’s pain

No pause for one moment, no pause for one moment

 

Pass through cities, pass through neon lights and insomnia like oceans

Pass through castles, and rose’s death

 

It constantly lifts thunders from its heart, the simplest grain of golden yellow 

 

一颗玉米籽在奔跑

 

余秀华

 

快过一场秋风，快过一列火车

快过玉米棒子的追赶

不能阻隔于河流、和鱼的汛期

不能耽误于山坡，和一场红枫的事故

不能在一阵雁鸣里徘徊

 

是啊，这么小

世界多么大

要赶在天黑前跑到生命的另一头

要经过秋风的墓穴，经过雪，经过春天的疼

一刻不能停，一刻不能停

 

经过城市，经过霓虹和海水一样的失眠

经过古堡，和玫瑰的死亡

 

它时刻高举内心的雷霆，最朴素的一粒金黄