A drop of …

Lingzis, Nov 2004, Cape Town

I am a drop of water,
born at the Cape of Good Hope,
Half from the Indian Sea,
and half from the Atlantic Ocean.

Grow up along with current circling the world,
Travel alone with wind around the earth;
I rise to the surface to reach sunshine,
And also sink to the bottom to feel cold and dark.

If you see a rainbow in the west,
I am there, in blue or red,
If you feel a drop of tear in your heart,
It’s me, sweet or bitter.

I may separate into many small droplets,
or I may merge into great oceans;
I was there, I am here,
Or, I will be somewhere…..

As a drop of love,
I will never die.
　

　

　
　

(1) 一滴水珠……

(玲子 作/驾一叶之扁舟 译)
Translated by 驾一叶之扁舟, 27 Dec 2005.

我是一滴水珠，
好望角的褐色的水珠；
我一半来自于印第安海，
一半来自于大西洋。

我伴着气流独自成长，盘旋在世界各方，
乘风逍遥，环游八荒；
我能够一直沉落、沉落，到大洋的最深处，承受寒冷和黑暗的磨折，
我更愿一直升起、升起，到大洋之上，追赶如歌的灿烂阳光。

如果你看到西天的一道斑斓的彩虹，
那就是我，在火红或湛蓝中轻飏；
如果你有潸然而下的惊心动魄的泪珠，
那就是我，酸甜苦辣，一一品尝。

从前，我有着褐色的皮肤，
我曾经在西，如今在东，
哦，未来我又将游向何方？

不论我走到哪里，我都不会死亡
——因为我有爱心一腔。

(http://www.dacoca.com/txyfriends/bbs/showpost.asp?postid=27570&penname=驾一叶之扁舟&indexType=A&gIndex=96107)

　

(2) 我是一滴水—

Translated by 闲林居士, 1st, Jan, 2006

我是一滴水—
一滴闪烁着金褐色阳光的水。
昼夜在好望角的波涛里跳跃—
印度洋和大西洋的亲吻凝成了我的生命。

我伴随汹涌的巨浪成长，
穿越海峡，随风漂流，
我渴望总是在浪尖上亲近阳光，
但是，我能否远离深海的长夜与冰凉？

如果你望见天际有一弯彩虹—
那就是我：无论是红是蓝；
如果你感到心底有一滴泪珠—
那就是我：无论是苦是甜。

阳光曾铸就了金褐色的我—
我就永远是如此的我：
无论是云端，是雾幔，
还是在天涯，在海角。

虽然只是一滴—
大海中微小的一粒生命，
但只要饱含着爱，浸透了爱，
我就将永不干涸。

(http://www.dacoca.com/txyfriends/bbs/showpost.asp?postid=27856&penname=闲林居士&indexType=A&gIndex=96064)

　
　
　
I visited  Lingzis’ little back yard again and carefully read her new poem, a very nice one:

《A drop of …》一滴水
http://lingzis.51.net/poem/A-drop-of.htm

I then followed her style/format and produced mine:  
　
　
《A droplet of ...》

---- coolboy (droplet)

I am a droplet of gold,
Tinier but harder than a drop of water;
Formed under great pressure deep inside the solid earth,
And purified at high temperature heated by the burning sun.

Glowing by day under the sunshine,
Sparkling at night with the moonlight;
Dignity is the character to ever pursue,
And integrity is my power to perpetually conquer.

If you see a battle in a field,
I am there, forwarding and fighting like a golden bullet;
If you note droplets of gold surrounding a diamond on a ring,
I am one of those, smiling and nodding to you with my friends.

Water cannot soften my hardness,
Water is not powerful enough to erase my color;
As a droplet of gold,
I will never ever be changed.
　
　

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