魂魄歸來海中央

林華泰   2013

 

數十年未謀面

不知兄弟還曾相識否

 

弟弟不諳水性

從台灣東海岸出發

向東踩水路而行

一路走來

一路辛苦

病病痛痛

跌倒再爬起

 

哥哥從西雅圖水域出發

向西而行

一路工作

一路辛苦

磨掉了鞋後跟

為求溫飽

 

太陽昇起來

月亮跟著來

不論白天或黑夜

照亮了太平洋

天上星光閃閃

相映海波粼粼

 

春去秋來

潮起潮落

誰知幾度寒暑

 

迎著一道朝陽

弟弟看見了哥哥

順著一抹夕陽

哥哥揮手弟弟

 

兄弟終於相會了

在太平洋海中央


Two Brothers Meet in the Pacific
Hua-Tai Lin (2013)

Having not met for decades,
could two brothers recognize each other?

Departing from the Taiwan east coast,
young brother treads on water east bound.
Walking, walking, hardship all the way.
Sickening, hurting, falling down, but rise again.

Leaving from Seattle,
old brother travels west bound.
Working, working, hardship all the time.
Erode the back heel of shoes to make living.

The sun rises, the moon follows.
Day or night, they light up the Pacific.

Spring goes and autumn comes.
Tides rise and fall.
Countless years have passed.

Facing the rising sun,
young brother sees old brother.
Following the setting sun,
old brother waves to young brother.

Two brothers finally meet
in the center of the Pacific.


Original Chinese © Copyright 2013 by Hua-Tai Lin. All rights reserved. Provisional English translation © Copyright 2013 by Jung-Tai Lin. All rights reserved.


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