柏桦《矮子的节奏》英译

矮子的节奏 | 柏桦

只看头，恍惚是个大个子

看全身，原形毕露小矮子

——引子

雨天不打钟，撞钟报天晴

痛风减弱，矮子在顶楼上

玩弄几个佛头；热天一到

希特勒颓废研究就停了吗

想想吧，我的眼睛好得很

研究之余也当个下午闲客

穿上黑披风，来到麻石桥

用石头砸老鼠一砸一个准

我哭也哭得，我笑也笑得

（动辄泪如火辣，笑如银铃）

我痛也痛得，我痒也痒得

（动辄痛得打滚，痒得钻心）

“往日文采动人生”这句诗

说的就是我呀！听说广西

出了个刘三姐，我怎么会

一下变成一个毛焦旁观者？

注释一：诗中出现的他和我，都是说矮子这同一个人。

注释二：“毛焦”，四川土话，指一个人心情极度烦躁。

2015年1月16日

Rhythm of a Dwarf

A big guy, kind of, if one sees only his head

A dwarf, in effect, when one sees his whole

——An Introductory Note

The bell tolls not on raining days, it tolls for a clear sky

As his gout goes mild, the dwarf stays at his penthouse

Playing with a few Buddah heads, and when the summer comes

Should he suspend his research on the decadence of Hitler?

"Believe me, I still have sound eyesight，

Love being an afternoon idler when not at the research

On with my black cloak, I would go to the Mashi Bridge

Hitting rats with stones, no miss

I cry when wanted, I laugh when needed

(weeping in hot tears, giggling like ringing bell)

I can endure pain, I can bear itching

(rolling with pain, turning with scratch)

'His fine writing was recognized in his days'

This is about me, as said in the poem!

They are talking about a certain Beauty Liu in Guangxi

But how it comes that I have become an anxious spectator?"

16 January 2015

（English translation by Li Fukang)