【Right at the end of night】
Right at the end of night
the wind rises
and the candle goes out
Who is there to keep watch
before the first birds?
The river-cold wind knows
A flame, an inverted tear:
a coin for the ferryman
By Philippe Jaccottet
自己的翻译
夜尽之时
风起
烛息
晨鸟未啼
谁人于此，守望坚心
风知水寒
烛火泪悬
一枚铜币
摆渡人
Right at the end of night
the wind rises
and the candle goes out
Who is there to keep watch
before the first birds?
The river-cold wind knows
A flame, an inverted tear:
a coin for the ferryman
By Philippe Jaccottet
自己的翻译
夜尽之时
风起
烛息
晨鸟未啼
谁人于此，守望坚心
风知水寒
烛火泪悬
一枚铜币
摆渡人
