【班門弄斧、越俎代庖】系列一百五十二 Marin Sorescu《Omens》試譯

《Omens》
(Translated by Michael Hamburger)
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If you meet a chair,
that is good, you will go to Heaven.
If you meet a mountain,
that is bad, you’ll go to the chair.
If you meet the Great Bear,
that is good, you will go to Heaven.
If you meet a snail,
that is bad, you’ll go to the snail.
If you meet a woman,
that is good, you will go to Heaven.
If you meet a tablecloth,
that is bad, you will go to the cupboard.
If you meet a snake,
that is good, it will die and you’ll go to Heaven.
If the snake meets you,
that is bad, you will die and the snake go to Heaven.
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If you die,
that’s bad, bad.
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Beware of this omen
and of all others.
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《預兆》
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如果你遇到一把椅子，
那好，你會上天堂。
如果遇到一座山，
糟了，你會到椅子那裡。
如果你遇到大熊，
那好，你會上天堂。
如果你遇到蝸牛，
糟了，你會到蝸牛那裡。
如果你遇到一個女人，
那好，你會上天堂。
如果你遇到枱布，
糟了，你會到碗櫃那裡。
如果你遇到一條蛇，
那好，它會死，而你會上天堂。
如果蛇遇到你，
糟了，你會死，而蛇會上天堂。
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如果你死了，
那糟了，糟了
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當心這個
和所有其他預兆。
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