题记:
英文版《上海人 城乡人 你我如何变老人》
2017年6月7日 写于北京 倪立东(加拿大)
The moment when we were born,
Shanghainese, folk of town and village,
We all have to walk in aging tracks,Childhood quickly finished,
Adolescence was rather short,
We soon approached middle-age crisis,
Cosmetics and health care products,
Revive not decayed bones and muscles,
Beautify not ugly tongues and deeds,
Cover not soul's wrinkles,
Rejoice not depressed spirit,
Who can give bliss to you and me?
Our own children?
They are struggling to support themselves,
Our own spouse?
They are expecting something from us,
Dancers of square?
They feel lonely much more than us,
Growing from ignorant baby to wise adult,
Neither be wicked old man with sinful lust,
Nor evil grandma wolf with bitterness in heart,
Be joyful with contentment,
It’s up to us,
We can’t blame the universe for our own wickedness,
As long as we live,
Never complain for no lucky chance,
Far away from warzone,
No hunger no famine,
Workers and farmers may write poem,
Ordinary citizens make overseas travel,
Even it’s incomparable with heavenly realm,
As the existence of groups as below:
Left-behind children,
Disadvantaged people,
Fraud and rogue,
Corrupted official,
True knowledge of history tells us,
China moves toward the higher ground,
You and I who live in contemporary time,
To make China better with our efforts,
Or take no pain but grasp only gain,
We have freedom to make choice of our own,
To do good or to do evil,
To facilitate others or to fight with them always,
To sacrifice selflessly or to live only for ourselves,
As living human being,
Do good is an obligation and reject evil a free option,
Mankind may overcome evil desire and age in joy and beauty,
We can be venerable seniors and elders by walking in the right way.
Shanghainese, folk of town and village,
We all have to walk in aging tracks,Childhood quickly finished,
Adolescence was rather short,
We soon approached middle-age crisis,
Cosmetics and health care products,
Revive not decayed bones and muscles,
Beautify not ugly tongues and deeds,
Cover not soul's wrinkles,
Rejoice not depressed spirit,
Who can give bliss to you and me?
Our own children?
They are struggling to support themselves,
Our own spouse?
They are expecting something from us,
Dancers of square?
They feel lonely much more than us,
Growing from ignorant baby to wise adult,
Neither be wicked old man with sinful lust,
Nor evil grandma wolf with bitterness in heart,
Be joyful with contentment,
It’s up to us,
We can’t blame the universe for our own wickedness,
As long as we live,
Never complain for no lucky chance,
Far away from warzone,
No hunger no famine,
Workers and farmers may write poem,
Ordinary citizens make overseas travel,
Even it’s incomparable with heavenly realm,
As the existence of groups as below:
Left-behind children,
Disadvantaged people,
Fraud and rogue,
Corrupted official,
True knowledge of history tells us,
China moves toward the higher ground,
You and I who live in contemporary time,
To make China better with our efforts,
Or take no pain but grasp only gain,
We have freedom to make choice of our own,
To do good or to do evil,
To facilitate others or to fight with them always,
To sacrifice selflessly or to live only for ourselves,
As living human being,
Do good is an obligation and reject evil a free option,
Mankind may overcome evil desire and age in joy and beauty,
We can be venerable seniors and elders by walking in the right way.
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