Whentheheavyrainpattersforhoursonthebambooleaves, andourwindowsshakeandrattleatthegustsofwind, Iliketositaloneintheroom, mother, withyou, andhearyoutalkaboutthedesertofTepantarinthefairytale.
Whereisit, mother, ontheshoreofwhatsea, atthefootofwhathills, inthekingdomofwhatking?
当乌云发出雷鸣的时候,我喜欢怀着恐惧紧紧依偎在你的身上。
当倾盆大雨几个小时不停地拍打着竹叶,
而我们的窗户被狂风刮得嘎吱作响的时候,
我喜欢单独和你坐在屋里,妈妈,听你讲童话里的特潘塔沙漠的故事。
它在哪里,妈妈,在哪一个海岸上,在哪一座山脚下,在哪一个国王的疆土上?
Therearenohedgestheretomarkthefields, nofootpathacrossitbywhichthevillagesreachtheirvillageintheevening, orthewomanwhogathersdrysticksintheforestcanbringherloadtothemarket.
Withpatchesofyellowgrassinthesandandonlyonetreewherethepairofwiseoldbirdshavetheirnest, liesthedesertofTepantar.
Icanimaginehow, onjustsuchacloudyday, theyoungsonofthekingisridingaloneonagreyhorsethroughthedesert, insearchoftheprincesswholiesimprisonedinthegiant’spalaceacrossthatunknownwater.
田野上没有篱笆来标明界线,也没有一条穿越田野的小径,让村人在黄昏时走回村落,或者让在树林中拾干柴的妇人将柴带往市场。
沙漠上只有小丛小丛的黄草和一棵树,上面有一对聪明的老鸟搭建的窝,那个地方就是特潘塔沙漠。
我能够想象得出,在这样一个阴云密布的日子,国王那年轻的儿子,怎样独自骑着一匹灰马,穿越这片沙漠,横渡这片不知名的海洋,寻找那被巨人囚禁的公主。
Whenthehazeoftheraincomesdowninthedistantsky, andlightningstartsuplikeasuddenfitofpain, doesherememberhisunhappymother, abandonedbytheking, sweepingthecow-stallandwipinghereyes, whileheridesthroughthedesertofTepantarinthefairytale?
See, mother, itisalmostdarkbeforethedayisover, andtherearenotravellersyonderonthevillageroad.