与海的谈话
郑玲

我望着烟波浩淼的大海，
拜倒于它的深沉宏伟，
于是我问道：大海啊，
在你的一切财富中什么最珍贵？
大海回答说：
有人说是我的珍珠
其实那是鲛人的泪。
有人说是我的颜色，
其实那是蓝天的美。
我所最珍贵的，
是从那岩石的缝隙里，
坠入我怀中的一滴水。
 
Conversing with the Sea
Zheng Ling
 
Gazing at the great expanse of swirling mists and waves,
I fall on my knees, awed by the sea’s grandeur.
I ask: O sea
Of all your riches, what do you cherish the most?
The sea replies:
Some say my pearls
Which are in truth a mermaid’s tears,
Some say my color
Which is in truth the beauty of the blue skies.
What I cherish most
Is a drop of water that slips into my bosom
From a crack in the rock.
 
（Julia C. Lin 译）