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by Duo Duo, translated from the Chinese by Mai Mang
NightIn a night full of symbols The moon is like the pale face of a patient Like a mistaken, shifting time And death, standing in front of the bed like a doctor Some merciless feelings Some terrifying changes in the heart Moonlight coughs softly on the empty ground in front of the house Ah moonlight, hinting at the clearly seen exile… 1973 Sad Marina
"Marina, I love you"
Just like yesterday, she offers her moist lips to me
That sober, that easy
"I belong to you, Marina"
Just like yesterday, her blue-gray eyes are staring into the distance
No hint of fortune, no hint of fame...
"Don't abandon me, Marina"
Just like yesterday, she is still in my arms
Not answering, not refusing
"Marina, don't abandon me"
Just like yesterday, her blue-gray eyes are staring into the distance
No hint of fortune, no hint of fame…
1973
Dusk
Trailing the sun's green rays
Once more, in my subtle heart, the symbols are set alight:
Illusions begin moving in and out of the jungle of thought
Riding on the backs of countless stampeding wild beasts
And bathing in the hazy sunset
The golden dust of twilight
All the images attached to my retinas
Are so profound and so rich
As if many strangers
Were slowly walking toward me
From their voices
As if those red and black
Diseased thorns
In the valleys
Were secretly spreading and surrounding me…
1974
 Night It once lingered in a place of misery Leaving unconscious and indecipherable black spots on the memory It was sleepless, like a poet, tossing and turning Passing in and out of ancient rooms of dreams… 1977
 Art Exhibition They guard green mountain ranges Calling women who see the sunlight for the first time The cold and emaciated breasts Face liberation, shyly becoming erect They march in the wheat fields Wanting to use the color of red hot feelings To paint that glowing tragedy As the evening sun sinks… They journey towards even more distant rocks Leaving honest footprints for future children They intentionally allow the story to pause As if resting by the roadside They spread the earliest desire Like two bodies touching together They emphasize love and intimacy Along with an ancient farewell… 1979  |
