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[苑眉]

乞丐

作者：艾青

在北方
乞丐徘徊在黄河的两岸
徘徊在铁道的两旁
　
在北方　
乞丐用最使人厌烦的声音　
呐喊着痛苦　
说他们来自灾区　
来自战地
　
饥饿是可怕的
它使年老的失去仁慈
年幼的学会憎恨
　
在北方
乞丐用固执的眼
凝视着你
看你在吃任何食物
和你用指甲剔牙齿的样子
　
在北方
乞丐伸着永不缩回的手
乌黑的手
要求施舍一个铜子
向任何人
甚至那掏不出一个铜子的兵士

1939年春，陇海道上


THE BEGGARS

WR. by Aiqing
TR. by Yuanmei

in the north
the beggars are hanging
around both sides
of the Yellow River and railroads

in the north
the beggars, in the most annoying voice
are crying out their suffering
that they come
from the disaster area and battleground

starvation is terrible
it makes the old merciless
and the young hateful

in the north
the beggars, with their dogged eyes
stare at you
at anything you eat and the manner
you pick your teeth with the fingernails

in the north
the beggars stretch out their hands
the dirty hands that they would never draw back
asking anyone
even the penniless soldier
for a penny

(on the road of Longhai; Spring, 1939)

[非马]

高兴看到苑眉日有进步. 几个小建议:

of the Yellow River and the rails --of the Yellow River and the railroads

are crying their suffering-- are crying out their suffering

and the young offensive --and the young hateful

the beggars stretch out their hands
dirty hands that they would never draw back --
the beggars stretch out their hands
the dirty hands that they would never draw back
or
the beggars stretch out their dirty hands
which they would never draw back

[苑眉]

真高兴看到非马老师的修改建议！改过。。。

艾青的诗好多读着让人难受。。。唉。。。可怜的中国人。。。

谢谢非马老师！