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SNOW’S CONFESSIONS 雪的自白 By Li Li Translated by Denis Mair   I  迁 鸟 Bird of Passage Flying over glacier and desert, flying over livestock in their corral Sunset ignites them into gaunt ghosts They write lines of poetry no one understands in the sky Pianos cannot perform the melody of their wings They fly just because they have wings They pass through blizzards Return to the south, where saplings wave infant hands A thousand-mile line awaits the perfect point—a bullet—to rise up from the ground  雪一 不是柳絮，是安魂曲 它弹奏冬天。让 穿医院走廊，把“救命” 堵在一张干燥的嘴中 二 雪人我把蜡烛插入它胸膛伤口冰河的漂木！ 三 这雪必须铲除。脚打滑 车祸。最好 或相反：反抗。铲子下 语轰鸣：“用更多的恨！” 四卡住我喉  Snow 1 It is not willow floss, it is a requiem Performing the winter. It sends whiteness pacing Along hospital hallways, stops the cry “Help” From escaping a desiccated mouth 2 Snowman. Personifier of purity I stick a candle in its chest A wound opens deep inside—passion Will solidify like driftwood in a glacier! 3 This snow must be shoveled. Feet slide Car crashes happen. Best to leave this place Or do the opposite: resist. Under the shovel A whisper rings in my ears: “Put more hate into it. ”  4 I walk down the street. A blizzard Gives a lesson to live by: be silent, keep my head down While steam puffs up from a sewer pipe The heavens lock my throat with greater stillness  交往会让你听古战场的鼓 别先脱。慌乱 脱吧！如你一定要向 展示无法的伤口 会：海！ 别谈未来。谈现在：波浪 鱼的技。会 哼唱京剧老生：“” 别你名字。安娜，玛丽 到耳，啊——嗷——哇——咿 理解，就像中文 你的名字很快被混淆 埃玛变挨骂，安琪变暗妓 但记忆——你吻过的手 抱你，你登过的长城 Having a Relationship with a Chinese Man 棗afor a young blonde lady He walks up to you. You hold his extended hand When conversing do not look into his eyes There is night there, and violence There is a wall, corpses in a heap You share a meal. Watch out! Don’t pour soy sauce Over your rice. He will see blood spattered in snow Don’t ask what meat you are chewing A smile will be his only answer When his umbrella shields you, don’t say “I love you…” He