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橘子的话


作者:和权


  CALAMANSI

  咱们恒是一粒粒     Each of us is
  酸酸的桔仔       A calamansi
  分不清         Wondering if
  生长的土地       The soil that nurtures us
  是故乡         Is native or alien.
  还是异乡

  想到祖先        Our fathers
  移植海外以前      Back in the old century
  原是甜蜜的       Were sweet
  而今已然一代酸过一代  Yet sour each passing generation.

  只不知         Shall we know
  子孙们         How much more sour
  将更酸涩        In taste
  成啥味道        The Children after us will be.

  * Clalmansi is a small citrous fruit,the Philippines version of the
  lemon.

  Translated by: Susie L. Tan
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