Little Imp's Speech

By Bai Hua

Only those who write tiny ditties know a carcass only needs a tiny grave.
Does that write magnum opus really knows human body should match great earth?

Who heartless, but nervous about; who disbelieve God, but believe in nerves
This is the very lovely little bit of some materialist from Osaka.

"Birds live in the present, while humans live in the past and future"
To immerse in water, eat congee, talk, are we speaking about Siddhartha?

One chance, one choice. One carving, one praying. And a dancing fan leaves no track.
After Shu Shunsui's eastward journey, Japan has beauty with Ningbo feature!
But you said, with Bai Juyi's poems, Japan has beauty with Suzhou mode.

But again, can I find the tutor of the wind, over to Sendai
--at sea, unaccomplished... for white crane, awaiting its next flying...

December 9，2015/ translated by Chen Zihong

侏儒的话

柏桦

写小诗的人才知道尸体只需小墓穴。
写大诗的人真懂得人体应配大地球？

没良心，有神经；不信神，信神经
这是某大阪来的唯物论者的可爱处。

“鸟儿活在此刻，人活在过去和未来”
沐浴、吃粥、谈话，这说的悉达多？

一期一会，一刀一拜，一扇一舞……
朱舜水之后，日本有一种宁波之美！
可你说白居易之后日本就有了苏州之美。

而我能否再找到风的老师呀，在仙台
——大海，未完成……白鹤，待续飞……

注释一：“一期一会”，详细注释见前。
注释二：“一刀一拜”，日本古人雕刻佛像，刻一刀拜一拜，或刻一刀拜三拜，后引申为小心谨慎的意思。
注释三：“一扇一舞”，是说来自日本的折扇之美，舞之美。
注释四：朱舜水，我在《一点墨》之《302、日本人的怀念》里说过：“远的不说（如白居易之于平安朝），就说近的，日本人对两位中国浙江人永志难忘：一是明末清初的亡命客宁波余姚人朱舜水，二是常怀无名大志的民国亡命客绍兴嵊县人Hulancheng。”

2015年12月9日