譯馬克?歐文的詩一首《我看到這隻手的X光片》

我看到這隻手的X光片

骨骼細長，關節明亮

如飛動的史前之鳥

如變魔術

從黎明的曙光中

抽出一塊白手絹來

我感到了危險

像一個間諜

不情願，又無可奈何

當它接近某個位置

一杯牛奶和一件傷心的事情之間

或者是一個禮物，一把刀

慢如時間之刀

此時，我開始緊張

“你好嗎？——”

肉體發出的聲音，悠長

 

（譯注：世界上第一張X光片是一隻手的）

譯自《Poetry Daily》

 

 

When I See This X-Ray of a Hand's

Mark Irwin

 

long, jointed bones, floating like a bird's, prehistoric, knuckling

in their brightness, as if to perform some magic trick, to pull

a kerchief from the debut of darkness, I feel dangerous

as a spy, though unwilling as that reach toward something

between milk and sorrow, yet a gift, though be it

a knife, slow like time's, then I feel myself straining, listening

to the long echo of flesh say hello.