Poem
Yan Jun
February 17
Like all people separating we cry
like all old clothing the dust on old clothing
Like all the old days fireworks on a snowy field
a few thousand li the moon shone on the ocean shone on the hutong
An exception among people we separate
from night until day we don’t cry anymore
Like dust washed by snow speech is also just a sound
we talk flying quietly over the ocean
© Translation: 2011, Ao Wang and Eleanor Goodman
Publisher: First published on PIW, , 2011
Publisher: First published on PIW, , 2011
17 FEBRUARI
net als iedereen die uit elkaar gaat huilen wijnet als alle oude kleding het stof op de oude kleding
net als alle oude dagen het vuurwerk op de sneeuwgrond
een paar duizend mijl de maan schijnt op de zee op de hutongs
als uitzondering op iedereen gaan wij uit elkaar
van nacht op dag wij huilen niet meer
net als door sneeuw gewassen stof zijn woorden enkel maar geluid
we praten vliegen rustig over zee
© Vertaling: 2011, Audrey Heijns
Publisher: 2011, First Published on PIW,
Publisher: 2011, First Published on PIW,
© 2006, Yan Jun
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February 17
Like all people separating we cry
like all old clothing the dust on old clothing
Like all the old days fireworks on a snowy field
a few thousand li the moon shone on the ocean shone on the hutong
An exception among people we separate
from night until day we don’t cry anymore
Like dust washed by snow speech is also just a sound
we talk flying quietly over the ocean
© 2011, Ao Wang and Eleanor Goodman
Publisher: 2011, First published on PIW,
Publisher: 2011, First published on PIW,
February 17
Like all people separating we cry
like all old clothing the dust on old clothing
Like all the old days fireworks on a snowy field
a few thousand li the moon shone on the ocean shone on the hutong
An exception among people we separate
from night until day we don’t cry anymore
Like dust washed by snow speech is also just a sound
we talk flying quietly over the ocean
© 2011, Ao Wang and Eleanor Goodman
Publisher: 2011, First published on PIW,
Publisher: 2011, First published on PIW,
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