曾卓：悬崖边的树 悬崖边的树
曾卓
不知道是什么奇异的风
将一棵树吹到了那边
——平原的尽头
临近深谷的悬崖上
它倾听远处森林的喧哗
和深谷中小溪的歌唱
它孤独地站在那里
显得寂寞而又倔强
它的弯曲的身体
留下了风的形状
它似乎即将倾跌进深谷里
却又像是要展翅飞翔……
英译：程哲生
The Tree on the Edge of a Cliff
Placed there by some erratic blasts,
The tree at the end of the plain,
On the edge of a cliff
Overlooking the canyon,
Hearkens to the clamor from the distant forest
And the chanting of a stream in the valley.
Out there in solitude it stands,
At once forlorn and refractory,
A remnant of the contours of the gales –
Its contorted body.
It seems to position itself –
For an imminent plunge down the abyss,
Or an aspiring soar on widespread wings. Translator’s Note: This poem depicts the ordeal and character of Chinese intellectuals in the tumultuous decades after 1949.