Da Duo
PLATZ
Nachdem Vater von uns gegangen ist,
hat sich an seinem Platz am Esstisch
keiner mehr hingesetzt.
An dem Tag, als meine Tochter nach der Uni
eine Arbeit gefunden hat,
setz ich mich an den Platz,
schenk mir ganz allein ein,
bis ich nicht mehr kann.
Übersetzt von MW im Januar 2021
标签：chair, Da Duo, daughter, death, drinking, family, father, food, life, NPC, people, place, space, table, University, work, 大朵, 新世纪詩典
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Da Duo
FAMILY RITUAL
It has been a year.
I ask my mother
how father is doing over there.
Mother says my younger brother’s wife
has asked a wise woman,
who says father rides a yellow horse
to the market,
gets along with the neighbours,
he is content.
I ask her why
father went back to former times?
Didn’t we burn a paper car for him?
Mother says with a bitter smile,
“Maybe he can’t drive!”
Tr. MW, Febr. 2016
标签：burn, car, ceremony, Da Duo, death, family, horse, life, market, neighbours, religion, ritual, wise woman, yellow, 大朵, 新世纪诗典
发表在 February 2016, January 2016, NPC, poetry, Translations, Uncategorized, 新世纪诗典 | Leave a Comment »
