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A Day by Bei Dao~北岛《日子》 with English Translations

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A Day
《日子》

Lock up your secrets with a drawer
用抽屉锁住自己的秘密
leave notes in the margin of a favorite book
在喜爱的书上留下批语
put a letter in the pillarbox and stand in silence a while
信投进邮箱,默默地站一会儿
size up passers-by in the wind, without misgivings
风中打量着行人,毫无顾忌
study shop windows with flashing neon lights
留意着霓虹灯闪烁的橱窗
insert a coin in the telephone room
电话间里投进一枚硬币
cadge a smoke from the fisherman under the bridge
问桥下钓鱼的老头要支香烟
as the river steamer sounds its vast siren
河上的轮船拉响了空旷的汽笛
stare at yourself through clouds of smoke
在剧场门口幽暗的穿衣镜前
in the full-length dim mirror at the theatre entrance
透过烟雾凝视着自己
and when the curtain has shut out the clamour of the sea of stars
当窗帘隔绝了星海的喧嚣
leaf through fade photos and old letters in the lamplight
灯下翻开褪色的照片和字迹

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