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【美】艾德里安娜·里奇    陈子弘 译

走在栅栏边，可是
没有房屋
走到河边，不过
看起来河流也荒疏
河流的骨头散落
散落处处
哦，给我说这就是家
过了桥，但
木板却也空无
望着岸边，却只能
转回白光眩目
在并没有水的地方，你敢
相信河么
哦，给我说这就是家
进城看到的人
我一个也不识呀
周遭站的诸位
无处可去啊
盯着空气看，就像
他们看了一场秀嘛
哦，给我说这就是我家
来到铁路边，但轨道上
并没有火车
扳道工在他的小屋
拿着一把大斧
那么这里发生了什么
事实又是什么
告诉我哪里是我家

2005年

Rhyme

Adrienne Rich

Walking by the fence but the house
not there
going to the river but the
river looking spare
bones of the river spread out
everywhere
O tell me this is home
Crossing the bridge but
some planks not there
looking at the shore but only
getting back the glare
dare you trust the river when there's
no water there
O tell me is this home
Getting into town seeing
nobody I know
folks standing around
nowhere to go
staring into the air like
they saw a show
O tell me was this my home
Come to the railroad no train
on the tracks
switchman in his shanty
with a great big axe
so what happened here so what
are the facts
So tell me where is my home

2005