孤獨三題---詩人Brautigan

1984年九月，詩人Brautigan 在加州波裏納斯(Bolinas)開槍自殺，年僅49歲。Brautigan生於華盛頓州的塔科瑪(Tacoma)，他盡管離世已經二十多年了，但作品一直沒有被忘記。他的口語體小詩，簡單易懂、幽默有趣，貌似愚鈍，實則多智。你要是讀不懂普拉斯，就先試試讀Brautigan吧。

這裏是他的三首小詩，算美麗箋梨花。翻譯不難，傳神不易，勉強為之。總題目是我加的。


孤獨三題---美麗箋梨花

1. 俳句：救護車

一片嫩青椒
掉
出了沙拉木碗：
有什麽關係？

Haiku Ambulance

A piece of green pepper
fell
off the wooden salad bowl:
so what?

2. 我們分手在最美的日子

我們分手在最美的日子
下了車
風撩起她的頭發
就這樣簡單
我背轉了身想要說什麽─

We stopped at perfect days

We stopped at perfect days
and got out of the car.
The wind glanced at her hair.
It was as simple as that.
I turned to say something-

3. 三毛錢、兩張車票、愛情

太想你的時候
我登上巴士
付了三毛錢車費
問司機要兩張車票
這才發現
我就
孤獨一人


30 cents, two transfers, love

Thinking hard about you
I got on the bus
and paid 30 cents car fare
and asked the driver for two transfers
before discovering
that I was
alone.

另外，請高手翻譯這首，嗬嗬，可愛的小詩

Discovery

The petals of the vagina unfold
like Christopher Columbus
taking off his shoes.

Is there anything more beautiful
than the bow of a ship
touching a new world?