Vasko Popa (조영필 역)
그는
일부는 물어뜯어낸다 나머지의
팔 또는 다리 또는 무엇이든지
그것을 그들의 치아 사이에 두어라
할 수 있는 껏 빨리 도망쳐라
그것을 땅 속에 묻어라
나머지는 모든 방향으로 달린다
킁킁거리며 찾는다 킁킁거리며 찾는다
온 땅을 들춘다
누군가든 운좋게 찾아낸다면 그들의 팔을
또는 다리를 또는 무엇이든지
그들의 물어뜯을 차례이다
게임은 활기차게 진행된다
팔들이 있는 한
다리들이 있는 한
무엇이든 있는 한
He
Some bite off the others'
Arm or leg or whatever
Take it between their teeth
Run off as quick as they can
Bury it in the earth
The others run in all directions
Sniff search sniff search
Turn up all the earth
If any are lucky enough to find their arm
Or leg or whatever
It's their turn to bite
The game goes on briskly
As long as there are arms
As long as there are legs
As long as there is anything whatever
(Vasko Popa Selected Poems, translated by Anne Pennington, Penguin Books, 1969)
Race
Some bite from the others
A leg an arm or whatever
Take it between their teeth
Run out as fast as they can
cover it up with earth
The others scatter everywhere
Sniff look sniff look
Dig up the whole earth
If They are lucky and find an arm
Or leg or whatever
It's their turn to bite
The game continues at a lively pace
As long as there are arms
As long as there are legs
As long as there is anything
(Homage to the lame wolf, translated by Charles Simic, Oberlin College Press, 1987)
Note:
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