English Original
tintinnabulation --
shadow puppets dance
across a blank white wall
Kernals, 2, Summer 2013.
Angelee Deodhar
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
叮叮噹噹 --
在一面空白的白牆上
皮影玩偶翩翩起舞
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
叮叮当当 --
在一面空白的白墙上
皮影玩偶翩翩起舞
Bio Sketch
Angelee Deodhar of Chandigarh (India) was an eye surgeon by profession as well as a haiku poet, translator, and artist. Her haiku/haiga has been published internationally. She didn't have her own website.To promote haiku in India, she has translated six books of haiku from English to Hindi.
The imagery is moving from sound/L1 → movement/L2 → visual surface/L3. The layered sensory progression is engaging.
ReplyDeleteAnd the jump/shift from the ringing/L1 to the dancing shadows on the wall/Ls 2&3 feels natural, and the word “tintinnabulation” acts like musical accompaniment to the puppet show.