Friday, September 11, 2009

I follow the ants

Theo chân kiến
luồn qua cụm cỏ
Bóng âm u
Thế giới chập chùng
Quãng im lặng
nghe mùi đất thở.

Tuệ Sỹ

The French Translation

me faufilant entre les herbes
je pursuis la fourmi
Ténèbres profondes
Mondes de pénombres
silence entre silences
J'entends la respiration de la terre

Dominique de Miscault

Attempt at English Rendition

I follow the ants
in edging my way through the grass,
dark shadows,
and the world of flickering lights
while listening to the breathing of the earth
in the vast stretch of silence

Wissai 09112009

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