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铁轨的记忆 / Memory of Railway Tracks by Quek Yong Siu

 

铁轨的记忆
郭永秀

沿着时间的轨道
我的眷恋，如一路延绵的
天色，如升降的日月
如木枕旁永不灭绝的小草
回首，我们的前半生
就在这越来越远
越清晰的景色之中

当年，沿着这绵长的
绿色甬道，我们许下诺言
今生的向往和期许
如激动的车声由远而近
大地的心跳，如我们
因拙于言辞，内心
热烈交战的忐忑

岁月，就在隆隆声中
被碾成一缕随风而逝的
轻烟，时浓时淡
沿着爱的方向

我们的爱情
是两条平行的
铁轨，不弃不离
伸向遥远的憧憬
如窗外不停转换的
景色，高潮或低潮
如窗内，无限的喜怒哀乐
不管走过多少沧桑
不同心情，一种心思
如此这般地
永世相随


Memory of Railway Tracks
Written by Quek Yong Siu
Translated by Shelly Bryant

along the track of time
my longing like the endless
sky like the sun and moon
rising and setting
like the undying grass
by the wooden sleepers
looking back the first half of our lives
lies within this landscape growing
more distant more distinct

back then along this long
green corridor we made our vows
this life’s yearnings and hopes
like the excited rumble of the train approaching from afar
the earth’s heartbeat like our own
awkward with words hearts
engaged in a fervent internal struggle

the years in the roaring sound
are crushed into a wisp
smoke drifting away
now thick now thin
following the direction of love

our love
a pair of parallel
tracks
never abandoning never parting
stretching towards distant dreams
like the ever changing scenery
outside the window peaks valleys
like the boundless joy and sorrow within
no matter how much hardship we’ve passed through
different moods one heart
like this
following each other forever

Quek Yong Siu is a Singaporean poet, musician, and columnist. He is a former lecturer in Electronic Security and Technology at the Institute of Technical Education, Singapore, and currently serves as President of the Southeast Asian Poets’ Association, Chairman of the Xishan Arts Centre, Honorary President of the World Chinese Writers Exchange Association, Honorary President of the May Poetry Society, Committee Member of the Writers’ Association of Singapore, Honorary Dean of the Chaoshan Chinese Literature Academy, Vice President of the Musicians’ Association, Advisor to the Composers’ Association of Singapore, and Music Director and Conductor of the Chui Huay Lim Galaxy Chinese Orchestra.

新加坡诗人、音乐家、专栏作家。前新加坡工艺教育学院电子保安及科技讲师，现任东南亚诗人笔会会长、锡山文艺中心主席、世界华文作家交流协会荣誉会长、五月诗社荣誉社长、作家协会理事、中国潮汕文学院名誉院长、音乐家协会副会长、作曲家协会顾问、醉花林银河民族乐团音乐总监暨指挥。擅长作词、写诗、作曲、摄影及多媒体创作。出版六本诗集、一本散文集、一本音乐评论集以及一本歌曲创作集。诗集《筷子的故事》荣获新加坡书籍节诗歌组高度表扬奖，曾荣获新加坡词曲版权协会所颁发的“卓越才艺奖”。2023年荣获“连士升文学奖”，2024年荣获“东南亚诗人奖”。

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Poems on the MRT is an initiative by the National Arts Council, in partnership with SMRT and Stellar Ace. Produced by Sing Lit Station, a local literary non-profit organisation, this collaboration displays excerpts of Singapore poetry throughout SMRT’s train network, integrating local literature into the daily experience of commuters. Look out for poems in English, Chinese, Malay, and Tamil in trains on the East-West, North-South and Circle Lines, as well as videos created by local artists and featuring local poets in stations and on trains. The Chinese, Malay, and Tamil poems are available in both the original languages and English. To enjoy the full poems, commuters may read them on go.gov.sg/potm.

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