Zhou Fangru
HOMESICK
The landscape, the river, the setting sun
Old farmer drives home old cows
Scents of swaying rice
Kitchen smoke, village dogs, dirty kids
Big tree where the village begins,
is it these?
My ID is from the village,
I have no flat in the city
and in the country, no land.
Translated by MW, November 2020
Yi Sha
FAX POEM
In 1994
before Bukowski died
he wrote his first and only fax poem
in the poem he writes
“this is my first FAX POEM
it’s too late:
I have been
smitten.”
In the same year
I received an invitation
from Norway
requesting particular poets all over the world
to send their poem in their mother tongue
at one particular day
to one particular number
The host on his side would collect these poems
stick them on a huge wall
this poetry wall would be kept forever
I have forgotten
which poem I sent
it was through the telephone clerk
at my parents’ work unit
I don’t know if Bukowski
wrote for this activity
if he did
it was the only time Old Bu and I
came together
alive
June 2019
Translated by MW, June 2019
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@长安伊沙
《传真诗》
1994年
布考斯基死前
写下了平生第一首传真诗
他在诗中写道：
＂这是我的第一首传真诗。
太迟了：
我已经
被击昏。＂
正是在那一年
我也接到过一个邀请
来自挪威
希望全世界受邀的诗人
都在某个特定的日子
向某个指定的传真电话发诗
用各自母语创作的诗
主办方收到这些诗
会集中贴到一面大墙上
那面诗墙将被永久保存
我当时发的哪一首
已经忘记了
是托父母单位的电话员
发送的
我不知道布考斯基
是否为这个活动而写
如果是
那便是我与老布
平生惟一的交集
Yi Sha
DREAM #1477
dreamt about the state
of a poem
not the content
three stanzas
every one
well written
but over all it was no good
June 2019
Translated by MW, June 2019
6月第85首，总14264首
@长安伊沙
《梦（1477）》
梦见了一首诗
的状态
而非内容
它分三段
每一段
都写得挺好
但整体并不好
Yi Sha
SING ALOUD TOGETHER WITH THEM:
LET US DIP IN TWIN OARS
In 1985 fall and winter semester
I had just started at Beijing Normal University
I was transferred
to the university primary school
to one 4th class
to help in their activities
Before I left
these sweet primary students
gave me all sorts of presents
The most beautiful girl
(from Beijing Film Studio parents)
gave me a photo
of Clark Gable,
said “You look like him”
(Good heavens!)
Oh, never saw her again,
this girl who was born
in 1974.
But in my heart
she grew up,
grew up into a great beauty,
high school and college,
working
love, marriage, kids
a whole happy life
June 2019
Translated by MW, June 2019
《与他们一起高唱
让我们荡起双桨》
1985年秋冬
刚入北师大
我被派到
北师大附小
四年级某班
帮助他们搞活动
临别时
可爱的小学生
送我各种小礼物
班里最漂亮的女生
（北影厂子弟）
送我一张
克拉克．盖博的照片
说：＂你长得像他＂
（我的天哪！）
哦，后来我再没见过
这位1974年出生的
小女生
后来她在我心中
长大了
长成了大美人
上中学上大学
然后工作
恋爱结婚生子
过着幸福的人生
Yi Sha
DREAM #1474
She appears in your dream
meaning
she loves you
even if you don’t accept love
her love
in your subconscious
you will cherish her
and
full of thanks
June 2019
Tr. MW, June 2019
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@长安伊沙
《梦（1474）》
她在梦中伏现
意味着
爱你者
即使你不接爱
她的爱
你的潜意识
也会珍存她
并且
满含感恩
Yi Sha
DREAM #1473
I am a short-track
Croatian
speed-skater
have snatched gold
at the winter olympics
on the winner’s podium
they are playing my hymn
and flying my colors
I help the runner-up
the Russian contestant
to wipe the blood at his mouth
where he was hit in the race
from my blade
June 2019
Tr. MW, June 2019
6月第74首，总14253首
@长安伊沙
《梦（1473）》
我是一名
短道速滑选手
克罗地亚人
一举夺得了
冬奥会冠军
领奖台上
国歌奏响
国旗升起
我为亚军得主
俄罗斯选手
拭去嘴角的血迹
他是在比赛中
被我的冰刀
划伤的
Yi Sha
MEAL
I have always thought
a pile of meat
does not constitute
a meal
and neither does
a pile of greens
got to have grain
grains are the soul
of Chinese cooking
only grain
fills me inside
June 2019
Tr. MW, June 2019
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@长安伊沙
《饭》
我始终认为
一堆肉
不能构成
一餐饭
一堆草
也不能构成
一餐饭
还是要有谷
谷才是
中餐之魂
我胃里的
镇物
6月11日 18:39
Yi Sha
CRAZY-GROWING VINE
The vine on our balcony
grows like crazy.
Martin Winter’s son,
our friend young Leo
has christened this stalk
“Lincoln”.
Sturdy Lincoln leans out
far into the courtyard
summons the people
to free the slaves
and wage war
against an unjust system.
For a moment
I hear shots ringing out
May 2019
Tr. MW, June 2019
《疯长的葡萄树》
伊沙
我家阳台上的
葡萄树在疯长
那棵被维马丁之子
乐友小朋友
命名为“林肯”的
葡萄树
状若总统先生
探出身子在演讲
号召人民
解放黑奴
向不合理的制度开战
某一瞬间
我听见枪声响起
Photo by Li Haiquan
Yi Sha
CHILDREN’S DAY
We were resting
in an old pavilion
at Qujiang South Lake
with Martin and Old Professor Ren.
A little boy
jumps out at Martin:
“Grandpa, hello!
It is June 1st, Children’s Day!”
Suddenly it’s like I see
myself almost 50 years ago
hiding in a thicket at Xingqing park
throwing rocks at a foreigner
as Chairman Mao’s little Red Guard
June 2019
Tr. MW, June 2019
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@长安伊沙
《儿童节追记》
那天在曲江南湖
古亭中
与任老、马丁小憩
一个小男孩
忽然跳到马丁面前：
＂爷爷，你好！
今天是六一儿童节！＂
我恍然看见
将近五十年前的我
躲在兴庆公园的树丛里
朝老外丢石子
是毛主席的红小兵
Yi Sha
BAMBOO LEAVES ALL OVER THE WORLD
This Dragon-Boat Festival
I remember another Dragon-Boat festival day
12 years ago
in Rotterdam
where my enemies cannot go
A poster on a utility pole by the road
reminded me
it was Dragon-Boat day
I had a date with Arthur Sze
and Ye Mimi from Taiwan
for a late-night snack at that Chinese restaurant.
I was going to treat them
for Dragon-Boat Zongzi.
But in the end
we didn’t go,
don’t know why.
Actually that’s really too bad.
If we had eaten
Zongzi that night
that wonderful poetry festival
would make my enemies’ eyes
go red even now
even more
June 2019
Tr. MW, June 2019
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@长安伊沙
《天涯何处无粽叶》
在这个端午
怀想起那个端午
十二年前
在仇伊者见不得的
鹿特丹
路边电线杆上
中餐馆的促销海报
提醒我
今天是端午节
我跟美籍华裔诗人施家彰
台湾女诗人叶觅觅说好了
夜宵去这家中餐
我坐东请他俩吃粽子
可是后来
不知什么原因
没有去成
今天回想起来
颇觉遗憾
如果当晚
吃到了粽子
那届诗歌节的美好
便会翻倍
无能的仇伊者的红眼病
还会加剧
Yi Sha
DREAM #1466
I
am busy behind a cannon
The ammunition piled there
isn’t physical cannon balls
but an abstract
idea: responsibility
June 2019
Tr. MW, June 2019
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@长安伊沙
《梦（1466）》
我
在一门大炮的后面
忙碌着
那里堆放的不是
有形的炮弹
而是无形的抽象的
概念：责任
Yi Sha
DREAM #1465
Stick it in
pull it out
stick it in
pull it out
feeling sad
June 2019
Translated by MW, June 2019
6月第15首，总14194首
@长安伊沙
《梦（1465）》
插进去
拔出来
插进去
拔出来
好伤心
Yi Sha
TRAUM 1465
Reinstecken
Rausziehen
Reinstecken
Rausziehen
Traurig
Juni 2019
Übersetzt von MW im Juni 2019
Zhang Yi
IM BODEN VERSINKEN
Die anderen haben alle schon aufgegessen und sind gegangen,
bleiben nur die Frau Lehrerin und ich
mit meinen letzten zwei Bissen Reis.
Ich bin wirklich schon satt.
Aber sonst schimpft die Frau Lehrerin, dass ich verschwende.
Also kau ich gar nicht und schlucks nur hinunter.
Sofort nachher
ruft die Frau Lehrerin,
Zhang Yi!
Du hast ein Reiskorn im Gesicht.
2018-10-21
Übersetzt von MW im November 2018
伊沙主持 | 新世纪诗典8一周联展（2018.11.25——12.1）
Shi Ran
KORNKAMMER
die größte kornkammer
in meiner erinnerung
war bei uns daheim im großen zimmer
der sarg
den opa für sich bereitgestellt hat
beim korn rausnehmen
haben wir den dicken sargdeckel aufgeschoben
da sind immer ein paar motten herausgeflogen
wie graue asche
Übersetzt von MW im September 2018
Li Xunyang
OHNE TITEL
ich hab eine solche kindheit gehabt
wenn auf den bergen alles geblüht hat
war bei uns daheim
nicht genug da von der ernte davor
Übersetzt von MW im April 2018
无题
李勋阳
我曾经有过这样的童年
每年山花烂漫的时候
正是我们家
青黄不接的时候
Wang Qingrang
1960
Father has caught
two corn thieves.
A young couple, they are kneeling down:
“We have no choice!
Our child is so hungry, crying all night!
There’s not a grain of food in our house …”
Father waves his hands,
letting them go.
Suddenly, he thinks of something
and calls them back.
Picks up a few of the cobs they have dropped,
stuffs them back in their hands.
Tr. MW, February 2017
Wang Qingrang
1960
Vater hat
zwei Maisdiebe erwischt.
Ein junges Paar, sie knien am Boden:
“Wir haben wirklich keine Wahl!
Das Kind schreit vor Hunger die ganze Nacht,
wir haben kein Körnchen Essen daheim …”
Vater winkt ab,
er lässt sie gehen.
Plötzlich fällt ihm etwas ein,
er ruft sie zurück.
Hebt ein paar Maiskolben auf,
drückt sie in ihre Hände.
Übersetzt von Martin Winter im Februar 2017
Xu Jiang
STANDING IN LINE
Born in the 1960s
we all have this experience
waiting in a long line
at the grain store in autumn
with buckets and baskets
to be able to buy sweet potatoes
sold according to population.
Two or three columns in a long line
almost every column
will have a classmate of yours
but while you’re waiting in line
some people won’t talk anymore
they just stand there in silence
as if they had never known you.
Tr. MW, September 2016
Ye Zhen
FERTILITY
sister is six years older than me
in these six years
mother was in her most fertile years
but didn’t bear children
sister was born in 1957
I was born in 1963
mother said
in these six years
so many people died in our village
so many people died in china
mother also said
fertility is not up to a person
it is up to grain
up to rice and wheat
up to leaves and tree bark
up to ‘guanyin soil’
2014-05-11
Tr. MW, June 2014
Hai Zi
BEIJING SPRING (FACE THE SEA, SPRING IN BLOOM)
from tomorrow, let me be happy
feed horses, chop wood, let me travel the world
from tomorrow, vegetables, grain
I have a house, face the sea, spring in bloom
from tomorrow, writing my family
tell everyone how I am happy
this lightning happiness tells me
what I will tell everyone
give every creek every peak a warm name
stranger, I want to bless you also
may your future be bright
may your lover become your family
may you find happiness in this world
I only want to face the sea, spring in bloom
1989
Tr. MW, 2014/3
Hai Zi
SCHAU INS MEER, FRÜHLING BLÜHT
ab morgen bin ich ein glücklicher mensch
hacke holz, füttere pferde, bereise die welt
ab morgen mag ich gemüse, getreide
ich hab ein haus, schau ins meer, frühling blüht
ab morgen schreibe ich allen verwandten
schreibe von warmem blitzendem glück
was dieser blitz mir jetzt gesagt hat
ich sag es jedem einzelnen menschen
geb jedem fluss, jedem berg warme namen
fremder, mögest auch du glücklich werden
ich wünsch’ dir eine leuchtende zukunft
aus deiner liebe werde familie
finde dein glück in diesem leben
ich will nur schauen ins meer, frühling blüht
Peking, März 1989
Übersetzt von MW im März 2014
