《俳句》—特朗斯特罗姆

Haiku 俳句 by Tomas Tranströmer 特朗斯特罗姆 The power lines stretched Across the kingdom of frost North of all music. 电力线绷展 在一切音乐北部 逾霜之王国. The white sun, lonely Orienteer on the way To death’s blue mountains 白色的太阳 这孤独行者奔向 死亡之蓝山 We have to live with The small-print grasses and Laughter from the cellar. 我们必须与 小字体之草生活 与地窖的笑. The sun is low now. Our shadows are giants. Soon all will be shadow. 太阳正低低. 我们影子是巨人. 一切霎成影. The purple orchids. Oil tankers are gliding past. The moon's at the full. 紫的兰花丛. 油轮掠过. 满月. Medieval keep. Alien city, cold sphinx, Empty arenas. 中世纪遗留. 异邦城, 冷的斯芬克斯, 空荡竞技场. The leaves whispering: A wild boar's at the organ. And the bells pealed out. 细语的树叶: 一头野猪弹风琴. 而钟声荡响. The night flows westwards Horizon to horizon All at the moon's speed. 夜向西流去 自地平线至地平线 以月的速度. The presence of God. In the tunnel of birdsong A locked seal opens. 上帝之在场. 在鸟啼之隧道里 封印打开了. Oak trees and the moon. Light. Silent constellations. And the cold ocean. 橡树林与月. 光. 沉默的星座群. 与冷的大海. (Translated by Robin Fulton) （刘智临 译） [注]： ①：稍需一说的，是我据英译者Robin Fulton自己的一篇Tomas Haikudikter(From The North No.51 Autumn 2013 [The Poetry Business, Sheffield])发见他自己对于“死亡之蓝山”那首的初译"The white sun’s a long–/distance runner against/the blue mountains of death."是不满的，他说:"Fifteen years after my unsatisfactory version appeared, my improved one emerged:The white sun, lonely/orienteer on the way/to death’s blue mountains"——于是我以此为他这首的英译，这或许与通行的某些翻译所据不同。另外，"north of all music"我本也很想译为“在万籁之北”，简洁古雅，但一则“万籁”并不易使现代读者立即明白这是在说“一切音乐”；二则“万籁”是偏指一切自然之声，“声音”与“音乐”还是殊异的，故而只好舍弃。"across"是译为“穿过”还是迁就格律的古早的“逾”我也思虑良久，最终觉得“逾”仍能达意，音调也与“王国”等调和，于是选用了。“低低”也是我考虑到"low now"的叠词效果而选用的。其余本还很有可说明的，但我很懒，世务冗繁，暂至此为止吧！