Baima: Wandering, Wanderer

　　 Wandering, Wanderer
　　　　　　　　　by Baima (1972-)　tr. Fan Jinghua
Now I have reached her age,
She already presents the look of a married woman.
Pocket money, mini-skirts, and sex,
She lacks none. Also, she curl up on the windowsill,
Taking her noon nap. At her age,
I am still roving around, with a key in the pocket, no past
To fall on, no future to turn to.
I, and I, and I, if put on rouge, I would be
Just another version of her.


　　流浪，流浪
　　　　　　白玛 (1972-)
我到了她的年纪
她却长成少妇的模样
零花钱、超短裙、性事
她一样不少。还每天绻在窗台上
午睡。到了她的年纪
我揣着钥匙流浪，不回头也不问将来
我，我，一旦化了妆
看起来和她相仿

About the Poet 诗人简介

　Baima, or Baima Cuomu in full, born in Shandong in 1972, began publishing poems as early as at the age of 16. She had been in the army in Beijing, and lived in Jiangsu, Beijing and Lhasa. She now lives in Linyi, Shandong. She authors a poetry book The Messenger on the Way, and co-authors a poetry book We Seven. Baima is a fiercely confident poet.

　白玛，全名白玛措木，1972年生于山东，早在16岁时便发表诗歌。她曾在北京服役，居住过江苏、北京、拉萨，现居山东临沂。出版过个人诗集《信使在途中》、合集《我们柒》。白玛是一个非常自信的诗人。

Postscripts:
　　　　She Who Roves Around and She Who Stays Put
　There are people who are of water nature, and people of rock nature. The one who is water, runs to find a pool as a home, a destination on this world. The one who is rock, taking pride in its rolling, satisfies with the sound of being on the way. It rolls to enjoy its rolling, which no destination can provide. There is, however, some similarity between rock and water. They make sounds on their way to a lower place. Lower, because of being closer to the earth, or at least it seems to be. If you need a difference to balance, it lies in the way the sounds are made. Water makes sounds because it is blocked and it is agitated. Rock makes sounds because it bumps into another. Do I have to be long-winded? They are heavy, both of them, and this makes them two sides of the same coin.

译后赘言：
　　　　　　那流浪的、那坚守的
　人分两种，有的是水性的，有的是石性的。水，流动以找到一个深潭，作为家，此世的终点；岩石，以滚动为自豪的资本，满足于一路上的声音。它在滚动中享受滚动，这享受是任何目的地都无法给予的。水与石的相同在于它们在通往低处的途中都制造了声音；低，那是因为更接近大地，或者起码看来如此。如果你需要它们之间相异之处，那就在于它们制造声音的方式不同。水，因为被阻挡、被激怒，故而有声；石头，因为撞击其它石块而有声。我还需要没完没了么？它们，都很沉重；这使得它们不过是同一枚硬币的两面而已。