《一样的海》一只猫 (第一首)
原著:〔以色列〕阿摩司·奥兹
汉译:惠兰
离海不远的地方,阿尔伯特·达农先生
独自住在阿米里姆街。他喜欢
橄榄和羊奶酪;这位温和的会计,不久前
失去了妻子。娜蒂娅·达农患卵巢癌
在一个清晨死去,留下许多衣物,
一张梳妆台以及几只绣工精美的
桌垫。他们的独生子恩里科·戴维
离家登山,去了西藏。
这里,巴特亚姆夏天的早晨炎热而黏湿,
可远处那群山之上,夜幕正在落下。雾霭
在沟壑间低低旋回。而针尖似的风
嚎叫着,一副活腾腾的样子。那渐暗的光线
看上去越来越像个令人厌恶的梦。
路的分叉点就在这里:
一边陡峭,另一边则缓坡而下。
地图上却找不出此路分叉的痕迹。
当夜幕降临,风开始卷起冰雹
抽打他;里科不得不琢磨
要不要抄那条容易些的近路下山。
无论选哪条路,达农先生此刻
都必须动身并关上电脑。他将走过去
伫立窗前。屋外院子里,
墙上有只猫。它瞅准一只蜥蜴。不会放过。
A cat
Not far from the sea, Mr. Albert Danon
lives in Amirim Street, alone. He is fond
of olives and feta; a mild accountant, he lost
his wife not long ago. Nadia Danon died one morning
of ovarian cancer ;leaving some clothes
a dressing table , some finely embroidered
place mats. Their only son, EnricoDavid,
has gone off mountaineering in Tibet.
Here in Bat Yam the summer morning is hot and clammy
but on those mountains night is falling. Mist
is swirling low in the ravines. A needle-sharp wind
howls as though alive, and the fading light
looks more and more life a nasty dream.
At this pint the path forks:
one way is steep, the other gently sloping.
Not a trace on the map of the fork in the path,
And as the evening darkens and the wind lashes him
with sharp hailstones, Rico has to guess
whether to take the shorter or the easier way down.
Either way, Mr. Danon will get up now
and switch off his computer. He will go
and stand by the window. Outside in the yard
on the wall is a cat, it has spotted a lizard. It will not let go.
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