[转载]YI SHA: THE MOON REFLECTED IN SECOND SPRING

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Yi Sha
THE MOON REFLECTED IN SECOND SPRING
In the summer three years ago
my son and I
used to play soccer
on empty spaces in our block
there was this boy
must have been around ten
always came
running
he was the grandchild
of the bicycle guard in
our
he had a bit of a lisp
that hot summer
belonged to the soccer world championship
we had reckless matches
they sued me two times
then we stopped playing
Three years later
I'm always alone
in the hot sun
walking around our apartment block
avoiding the mobsters
"You you you
why why don't you play football no more?"
from his lisping
I recognize him
he is three years older
now I can see it
he's soft in the head
"Where do you go to school?"
"I I I .... don't go to school."
In the evening
a stifling hot night between our buildings
a jerky tune played on an erhu
You can just recognize
Blind Abing's famous piece
The Moon Reflected in Second Spring
I guess no-one knows
except me
it is that kid not right in the head
downstairs in the garage
taught by his grandpa
July 2013
Tr. MW, March 2014
伊沙
三年前的夏天
我和儿子
常在小区的空地上
踢球
一个十岁左右的
小男孩
老是跑来参与
他是小区看车库的
老师傅的孙子
说话有点大舌头
那个火热的
属于世界杯的夏天
我们疯狂踢球的行径
被人一连投诉了两次
也就不再踢了
三年后的夏天
我总是独自一人
头顶烈日
在小区的小径上
绕圈暴走
“你你你
怎怎么不踢球了?”
有人大着舌头问我
我才认出是那孩子
他长大了三岁
我才看出是个傻孩子
“你在哪儿上学?”
“我我我……不上学”
到了晚上
小区闷热的夜空中
响起了生涩的二胡声
依稀能够听出
是瞎子阿炳的
《二泉映月》
除了我
大概无人知晓
是这傻孩子拉的
他在地下车库顶上
跟随爷爷学艺