Father's Village

父亲的村庄

作者 | 艳阳美艳

翻译 | 苏欧

朗读 | Flora

Father's village

whenever I think about it

my eyes start to hurt

父亲的村庄

闭着眼睛想想就疼

The fields are covered by cockleburs

thorns and Grammy's tears

庄稼地里长满苍耳

荆棘和奶奶的泪水

Saline and alkali mask the seeds

the tired sheep flocks can't find a sight of grass

盐碱蒙盖了种子

疲乏的羊群

寻不到一点青草

What left in my memory

were these shaking fences

记忆中只有抖动的篱墙

A half firewood door and a curved small trail

半扇柴门和弯弯的羊肠小道

The sunlight from ancient time

古老的阳光

Roasted the village

into a dry and skinny shape

把村庄烤晒的干瘪枯瘦

Wilderness is extended far beyond

with no boundaries

荒野无际无涯

Father estimates the length of the wilderness

with his unpredictable and yet helpless sight

父亲以莫测无奈的视线

估量荒野的长度

His heart also becomes so endless

and boundless

心也无际无涯

Father's pickaxe

after bathing with lights from sun and moon

父亲的锄头

在日光与月光的沐洗下

Were glazed with layer after layer of hope

釉上一层又一层希望的光芒

Every day

sunshine piles up on his back

阳光每日堆叠在父亲的脊背上

Attempting to use up all colors in my life

我用尽一生的颜料

I still cannot come up with something

similar to burgundy red

on my father's backbone

始终无法调出父亲褐红色的脊梁

Years passed

多年了

I still come back to see you

我还是回来看你了

Looking at you from afar

远远的看着，看着

I couldn't allow myself

to push the door that was already mottled

不忍心推开那扇早已斑驳的门

So much to fear that once I touch it

you will get hurt all over

生怕我一动

你就会浑身都疼

The fruit tree at the front door

is still as green and abundant as before

门前的果树

跟我离开时候一样茂盛

But you

my village

is as old as my father

而你

和我的父亲一样苍老

Dec. 19^th

2017

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