寒衣节的母亲/Mom on Warm Clothing Day

寒衣节的母亲
Mom on Warm Clothing Day

 

小的时候
母亲说
夜里用一盆清水放在床头
能在梦中召回死去的亲人

When I was very young
Mom said
At night, a pot of clean water on the bedside
Would help to call back, in dream, parents who passed away

 

我放了一盆清水在床头
母亲没有回来
我把床移到窗口
母亲没有回来

 

I placed a pot of clear water on my bedside
But Mom did not come back
I moved the bed to the window
Still, Mom did not come back

 

噢，必须有完全的黑夜
母亲才愿回来
我气恼这城市的电光了

 

Oh, it might require a fully dark night
For Mom to be willing to come back
I was annoyed by the city's light

 

蒙上所有的窗
等着黑夜的来临
母亲似乎就在我面前
睁开眼
却什么也没有

 

With all windows covered
I was waiting for the arrival of the night
Mom seemed to be right in front of me
But when I opened my eyes
I found nothing

 

该不是母亲只认识老家的路
我决意这个假期回到老家
睡那张母亲生我的床
披上母亲留下的寒衣

Maybe Mom knows only the way back to our old home
I decided to stay at my old home this holiday
To sleep on Mom’s birthing bed
To wear the warm clothes Mom left

夜如幼年时一样黑纯
夜如记忆中一样的深静
这是母亲喜欢的夜吗

 

The night is as dark and pure as that of my childhood
It is the same deep and quiet night as that in my memory
Is this exactly the night Mom likes

 

我默默地呼唤
回来吧
母亲
儿子在等着你

I am calling in silence
Come back
Mom!
Your son is waiting for you

 

Reference

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所有跟帖： 

• Very touching. -AprilMei- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/19/2013 postreply 15:39:42

• Here is my version of the translation of your poem. It is all a -AprilMei- ♀ (6456 bytes) () 11/19/2013 postreply 16:57:33

• 感谢，你的翻译柔和，口语，传递共通的情感。看到的晚了。 -zxcvbnm6701- ♂ (0 bytes) () 11/22/2013 postreply 18:28:10

• To finish my cut-off sentence, it is all about personal preferen -AprilMei- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/19/2013 postreply 17:02:06

• 译得很棒！ 感人的诗句，催人泪下。 -~叶子~- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/19/2013 postreply 21:27:27

• Touching poem & wonderful translation. -紫君- ♀ (0 bytes) () 11/20/2013 postreply 07:25:35

• 谢谢Lucidus，让情感通过另一种语言传递。 -zxcvbnm6701- ♂ (32 bytes) () 11/22/2013 postreply 18:24:25