簷 滴 Dripping from the Eaves

 

             有一種語言  There is a kind of speech

               勝過鄉音  Sweeter than one’s native accent

           使你聞之淚下  When you hear it you will shed tears

             從這個世界  And return from this world

             回到另一個  Back to the one you came from

 

           家是一個──  Home is the place ──

             當聽到簷滴  Wherever you hear

               就會使你  Dripping from the eaves

             酸鼻的地方  Your nose feels burning and welling up

 

          節錄自釀出版《對流──夏菁中英對照詩集》