克莱因：在沙漠中

《在沙漠中》 斯蒂芬·克莱因  林木译

 

在沙漠中 

我看到一个生物，赤裸，野蛮， 

蹲在地上， 

手里握着他的心， 

并啃食着。 

我问：“它好吃吗，朋友？”

 “它苦——非常苦，”他回答；

 

“但我喜欢它， 

“因为它是苦的， 

“而且因为它是我的心。”

 

In the Desert

Stephen Crane 

 

In the desert

I saw a creature, naked, bestial,

Who, squatting upon the ground,

Held his heart in his hands,

And ate of it.

I said, “Is it good, friend?”

“It is bitter—bitter,” he answered;

 

“But I like it

“Because it is bitter,

“And because it is my heart.”