山居的日子
郑愁予

自从来到山里，朋友啊！
我的日子是倒转了的：
我总是先过黄昏後渡黎明

每夜，我擦过黑石的肩膀，
立於风吼的峰上，
唱啊！这里不怕曲高和寡
 
展在头上的是诗人的家谱，
哦！智慧的血需要延续，
我凿深满天透明的姓名
唱啊！这里不怕曲高和寡
 
1952年
 
Life in the Mountains
Zheng Chouyu
 
Ever since I came to the mountains, my dear friend,
My days have turned around—
Going always from dusk to dawn.
 
Every night, I brush past the shoulders of dark boulders
To stand on the howling peak
And sing. Here alone but undaunted I can be high-sounding.
 
Displayed above is the poet’s family tree.
Oh, the blood relation of wisdom needs extension.
So I carve transparent names deeply in the whole sky
And sing. Here alone and undaunted I can be high-sounding.
 
1952