Friday, February 19, 2010

Poem by Haizi translated by Yuze Sun

To London

Marx and Wittgenstein
Both came to London
One behind the other, to this hazy
island city
One imposing, the other concise
Both revolutionary and Jacobin
Both honestly poor
But both their smiles destroy
Hollow inside
Poor inside
Betraying themselves in language and currency
Isn't this what human life is all about?
Stones, stones, sell stones to buy stones
Exchange stones for stones
Sell stones and there are still stones left
Stones are still stones, humans are still humans


给伦敦

马克思、维特根施坦
  
  两个人,来到伦敦
  
  一前一后,来到这个大雾弥漫的
  
  岛国之城
  
  一个宏伟的人,一个简洁的人
  
  同样的革命和激进
  
  同样的一生清贫
  
  却带有同样一种摧毁性的笑容
  
  内心虚无
  
  内心贫困
  
  在货币和语言中出卖一生
  
  这还不是人类的一切啊!
  
  石头,石头,卖了石头买石头
  
  卖了石头换来石头
  
  卖了石头还有石头

石头还是石头,人类还是人类盲目


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