Saturday, August 27, 2016

【班門弄斧、越俎代庖】瘂弦《神》試譯

《神》

神孤零零的
坐在教堂的橄欖窗上
因為祭壇被牧師們佔去了

《God》

Solitarily is God
Sitting above the olive window of the church
Since the altar is occupied by the priests

【班門弄斧、越俎代庖】西西 《繞著一棵樹》試譯

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《繞著一棵樹》
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繞著一棵樹
繞圈子
是哲學的遊戲
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起步時
你走在前
我走在後
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走著走著
怎麼怎麼
是我在前
你走在後
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奇異的位置
游移不定
你能告訴我原因麼?
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我在車站等巴士
車子來了,人人爭先
把我擠到最後
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我去示威
防暴警察來了
我被推到最前面
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我廊樓上
遇上前拉斐爾畫派
到了樓下,碰見後現代
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走在我前面的人
自稱後後青年
背後那人說是前前衛
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也許這正是
一棵樹
從不走路的原因
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繞著一棵樹
繞圈子
令我頭暈
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Around a Tree
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Around a tree
revolving
is the game of philosophy
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When we set out
You walk in the front
I walk behind
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As we walk and walk
not knowing how
I am in the front
You walk behind
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Bizarre positions
shifting and indefinite
can you tell me why?
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I am waiting for the bus at the bus stop
The vehicle comes, everyone strives ahead
squeezing me to the back
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I go for a demonstration
The riot squad come
I am pushed to the front
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I am in a gallery, upstairs
come across the Pre-Rahaelites
downstairs, run into the postmodernist
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The one walking in front of me
calls himself the post-post youth
The one behind says he's the avant-avant-garde
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Perhaps that's why
a tree
never walks.
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Around a tree
revolving
makes me dizzy

【班門弄斧、越俎代庖】西西 《現代建築》試譯

《現代建築》
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每座城市是墓園
沒有天使守護
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唱著哀歌的樓房
流浪鴿子來守喪
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每個窗口豎起十字架
映著疏疏落落,鮮花
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《Modern Architecture》
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Every city is a graveyard
No angels are on its guard

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Buildings singing the dirge so mournful
Vagrant pigeons come for the Vigil
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Stands a cross at every window
Reflecting the sparse and scattered,  flowers