露易絲·格裏克《回歸》

《回歸》

作者：露易絲·格裏克

翻譯：忒綠

最初你離開時

我驚慌失措；不久

街上有個男孩打動了我，

他的目光與我的相遇，

清澈而憂傷：我

呼喚他進來；我用我們的語言

與他交談，

但他的手是你的，

那樣溫柔地索要致命的占有——

所以，我呼喚的是你們中的哪一個

已無關緊要，

創傷已深及心底。

The Return

Louise Glück

At first when you went away

I was frightened; then

a boy touched me on the street,

his eyes were level with mine,

clear and grieving: I

called him in; I spoke to him

in our language,

but his hands were yours,

so gently making their murderous claim—

And then it didn’t matter

which one of you I called,

the wound was that deep.