克萊因：在沙漠中

《在沙漠中》 斯蒂芬·克萊因  林木譯

 

在沙漠中 

我看到一個生物，赤裸，野蠻， 

蹲在地上， 

手裏握著他的心， 

並啃食著。 

我問：“它好吃嗎，朋友？”

 “它苦——非常苦，”他回答；

 

“但我喜歡它， 

“因為它是苦的， 

“而且因為它是我的心。”

 

In the Desert

Stephen Crane 

 

In the desert

I saw a creature, naked, bestial,

Who, squatting upon the ground,

Held his heart in his hands,

And ate of it.

I said, “Is it good, friend?”

“It is bitter—bitter,” he answered;

 

“But I like it

“Because it is bitter,

“And because it is my heart.”