第十一章
有一種東西,在我
出生之前
它就存在著
如同空氣和陽光
有一種東西,在血液之中奔流
但是用一句話
的確很難說清楚
有一種東西,早就潛藏在
意識的最深處
回想起來卻又模糊
有一種東西,雖然不屬於現實
但我完全相信
鷹是我們的父親
而祖先走過的路
肯定還是白色
有一種東西,恐怕已經成了永恒
時間稍微一長
就是望著終日相依的群山
自己的雙眼也會潮濕
有一種東西,讓我默認
萬物都有靈魂,人死了
安息在土地和天空之間
有一種東西,似乎永遠不會消失
如果作為一個彝人
你還活在世上!
AN INVISIBLE WAVE
A kind of thing
which existed
before my birth
and which exists
as air and sunlight do
A kind of thing which runs in my blood
yet cannot be explained
in so many words
A kind of thing, hidden early on
in depths of consciousness
Looking back it seems obscure
A kind of thing, though not part of reality
That I have assurance of
The eagle was our father
The road our ancestors walked
Was assuredly white
A kind of thing, which, I think, has become eternal
Take any length of time, just to gaze
At ranged mountains, standing by each other
And your own eyes will moisten
A kind of thing that lets me acknowledge
All living things have souls, and the one who dies
Goes to rest between earth and sky
A kind of thing, it seems, that will never disappear
If you are still alive
As a Nuosu in this world!
故鄉的火葬地
不知是什麼時候
我的眼睛被釘在
那黑色的天幕的板上
它用千年的沉默和愛戀
注視著這片人性的土地
(在一個遙遠的地方
穿過那沉重的迷霧
我望見了你
我的眼睛裏麵流出了河流)
我聽見遠古的風
在這土地上最後消失