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水鸟

作者：艾青

两只水鸟浮动在水边
乌篷船里发出了枪声
一只在惊怖中逃逸了
另一只挣扎在受伤的痛苦里
它的翅翼无力地拍着水面
又迷乱地飞了几圈
才慢慢地向上举起
终于朝江岸的岩石
与丛林间飞去……

此刻
它在岩石的隙缝间
用自己的嘴抚自己的创伤
在寂寞的哀鸣里
期待着伴侣的来临

1940年 夫夷江上


WATER BIRDS

WR. by Aiqing
TR. by Yuanmei

There two water birds floated on the water
When a gunshot heard in a dark-awninged boat
One escaped in fright
While the other struggled in pain
It flapped its weak wings on the waterface
Whirled uncertainly for a while
And then raised itself slowly
Towards the rocks and woods
By the riverside...

Now
It must be hiding in the rocks
Curing its wound with its own beak
And in plaintive cries of loneliness
Waiting for its fere's coming

(On Fuyi River, 1940)