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LOCUST SPRING 蝉之春天
BY J.M.YATES 寄北译

One by one 一扇又一扇
The heavy doors 我感官的
Of my senses 重门
Swing open into the spring. 吱扭着荡进了春天里

Things I spent 我花了一整个冬天
The winter naming 命名的东西
Struggle free of 终于挣脱出
Their round syllables, 它们混圆的音节
Fly into the fruit trees, 飞入了果树
Sing down the full throats 也唱进了越来越肥的
Of the fattening birds. 鸟们饱满的喉咙里

In the dark 黑暗里
When the air relaxes 当空气放松了
The rages of singing and wings, 歌声和翅膀里的怒气
Small circles descend 小小的圆圈圈
Toward the grass: 开始爬向了青草地：
Each encapsulates seventeen years. 一个个把十七年的等待都裹了进去

The poem “Locust Spring” by J. Michael Yates is an inspirational and philosophical one. It contains three stanzas, each with a unique image. The first stanza is a metaphor comparing human senses to heavy doors. After 17 years of waiting and dormancy underground, they finally get to waltz into the Spring, “one by one.” This metaphor vividly shows how spring rekindles our senses and leads us to all kinds of sensational experiences. The second stanza talks about the struggle of the new innocent lives (the “round syllables,” the young locusts or cicadas): Spring is joyful, but the unexpected death is also right around the corner. The poor little locusts are still singing while they are “down the full throats of the fattening birds,” right before their death. The third stanza depicts how life continues: the survivors of the brutal day can now let the “air” (symbol of death?) relax their rages “in the dark” and burgeon new lives which will “descend toward the grass/each encapsulate seventeen years” again. Spring is indeed not only about new life, but also about struggling and surviving.
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寄北

[[寄北]]

LOCUST SPRING 蝉之春天
BY J.M.YATES 寄北译

One by one 一扇又一扇
The heavy doors 我感官的
Of my senses 重门
Swing open into the spring. 吱扭着荡进了春天里

Things I spent 我花了一整个冬天
The winter naming 命名的东西
Struggle free of 终于挣脱出
Their round syllables, 它们混圆的音节
Fly into the fruit trees, 飞入了果树
Sing down the full throats 也唱进了越来越肥的
Of the fattening birds. 鸟们饱满的喉咙里

In the dark 黑暗里
When the air relaxes 当空气放松了
The rages of singing and wings, 歌声和翅膀里的怒气
Small circles descend 小小的圆圈圈
Toward the grass: 开始爬向了青草地：
Each encapsulates seventeen years. 一个个把十七年的等待都裹了进去

The poem “Locust Spring” by J. Michael Yates is an inspirational and philosophical one. It contains three stanzas, each with a unique image. The first stanza is a metaphor comparing human senses to heavy doors. After 17 years of waiting and dormancy underground, they finally get to waltz into the Spring, “one by one.” This metaphor vividly shows how spring rekindles our senses and leads us to all kinds of sensational experiences. The second stanza talks about the struggle of the new innocent lives (the “round syllables,” the young locusts or cicadas): Spring is joyful, but the unexpected death is also right around the corner. The poor little locusts are still singing while they are “down the full throats of the fattening birds,” right before their death. The third stanza depicts how life continues: the survivors of the brutal day can now let the “air” (symbol of death?) relax their rages “in the dark” and burgeon new lives which will “descend toward the grass/each encapsulate seventeen years” again. Spring is indeed not only about new life, but also about struggling and surviving.
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阅读.

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阅读.

[星子]

先转到英文栏目。。。等我有时间再细读。。。。
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[[ANNA]]

先转到英文栏目。。。等我有时间再细读。。。。
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[Lake]

Good poem, translation and commentary.

This reminds me of Basho's cicada:

Nothing in the cry
of cicadas suggests they
are about to die


Thank you for sharing.

[[Lake]]

Good poem, translation and commentary.

This reminds me of Basho's cicada:

Nothing in the cry
of cicadas suggests they
are about to die


Thank you for sharing.

[星子]

It is very good. I print it and read it.

吱扭着荡进了春天里
very vivid and charming...

I like your translation, quite correctly captured the original rich meaning and images.

Your explanation is excellent.

Thanks
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[[ANNA]]

It is very good. I print it and read it.

吱扭着荡进了春天里
very vivid and charming...

I like your translation, quite correctly captured the original rich meaning and images.

Your explanation is excellent.

Thanks
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