●给格雷斯的礼物
[美]伯纳黛特.迈尔，一树碧无情译
我看见一只大茶壶
我想给你买下这件大号的
100%纯棉的品蓝与黑色相间的花格衬衫，
还有红黑斑纹的
然后在一个名叫“咯咯叫”的地方我看见这些靴子
它们把带子束到你脚踝上约两英寸的位置
所有的皮质，或红，或黑，或紫
今天想不花钱很难
我甚至无法说出各种各样花饰和款式的女式内衣
所有亚麻和丝质内衣都有香水尚未风干的花边
其亮丽足以匹配任何一个格雷斯
充满奢华，装饰精巧，荣耀而迷人
但我只能用这首诗来赞颂你――
它与你的名字有着相同的含义
●附原诗：
On Gifts For Grace
by Bernadette Mayer
I saw a great teapot
I wanted to get you this stupendous
100% cotton royal blue and black checked shirt,
There was a red and black striped one too
Then I saw these boots at a place called Chuckles
They laced up to about two inches above your ankles
All leather and in red, black or purple
It was hard to have no money today
I won't even speak about the possible flowers and kinds of lingerie
All linen and silk with not-yet-perfumed laces
Brilliant enough for any of the Graces
Full of luxury, grace notes, prosperousness and charm
But I can only praise you with this poem—
Its being is the same as the meaning of your name
●诗人简介：
伯纳黛特.迈尔（1945－），生于美国纽约布鲁克林区，著有多部诗歌和散文专著。 |
