the river’s song
blends with Chopin
in my ears
coaxing my spirit
from a boxed-in day
Thelma Mariano
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
在我耳中
河流的歌聲與蕭邦的音樂
融為一體
將我的精神從受困日子裡
解放出來
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
在我耳中
河流的歌声与萧邦的音乐
融为一体
将我的精神从受困日子里
解放出来
Bio Sketch
Thelma Mariano is the author of Night Sky: a Selection of Tanka Poetry. She lives in Montreal and has published her tanka in literary journals as well as in various anthologies including Fire Pearls and Take Five: Best Contemporary Tanka.
The spirit-lifting tanka flows smoothly from the beginning to the end, painting a lively picture infused with thematic significance and spiritual depth. This heartwarming tanka reminds me of the following comment:
ReplyDeleteMusic washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.
-- Berthold Auerbach