[雙語詩歌]夏夜
2007-12-03 13:37:55
夏夜
我聽見雨點痛擊地面的喧囂，
聽見悶雷在夜空中隱隱作響，
地上的積水泛濫，
不知流向何方。
原來這便是
漫長夏季的開始。
我想起街口曾經盛放的洋紫荊，
想起女生們的笑語曾在樹下飄過，
還有那春風與晨光的氣味，
然而下午的炎熱告訴我，
現在已經是
漫長夏季的開始。
這驟雨之後會有些陰涼，
那也不錯；還有夜一貫的沉默，
偶爾露面的月亮；游蕩的星
或許會陪伴我的心思飄泊。
原來這便是
漫長夏季的開始。
按:
洋紫荊是香港常見的樹木，花開得很密（有點像櫻花樹），一般三、四月就謝了，但有少數能堅持到六月。
Summer Nights
I hear the noisy raindrops hitting the ground,
And the muffled thunder rumbling in the night sky.
The water on the ground overflows,
Know not where to go.
So this is the beginning
Of the long summer season.
I recall the bauhinia in bloom on the street corner,
And the giggles of schoolgirls left under it,
And the freshness of the morning light and spring winds,
Yet the heat in the afternoon tells me,
Now it is the beginning
Of the long summer season.
After the storm, it should be cool,
Which is nice; there's also the moon
That may appear sometimes, and the usual silence of the night;
The roving stars might accompany my roving thoughts.
So this is the beginning
Of the long summer season.
Note:
bauhinia: bauhinia blakeana, also known as the Hong Kong orchid tree. Its flowering season usually begins around December and closes in March, with some trees in bloom as late as June.
原載《詩天空》
