In this boundless world - Na Ye / 娜 夜

Na Ye / 娜 夜




IN THIS BOUNDLESS WORLD

Whatever coldness sets fire to
Itis the bonfire

Whatever fragility grabs hold of
Itbreaks up

Whatever a womanforgives
It is a child

Mistakes by the child can be forgiven
The childcan keep making mistakes

Whatever I love—in this boundless world
It is mytreasure

(Translated by Ouyang Yu)




在这苍茫的人世上

寒冷点燃什么
什么就是篝火

脆弱抓住什么
什么就破碎

女人宽恕什么　
什么就是孩子

孩子的错误可以原谅
孩子 可以再错

我爱什么——在这苍茫的人世啊
什么就是我的宝贝



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Na Ye. A representative figure of contemporary Chinese woman poetry, Na Ye is a Manchurian poet born in Xingcheng, Liaoning province. Currently residing in Chongqing, she grew up in Gansu, northwest China, and graduated from Nanjing University with a degree in Chinese literature. Na Ye began writing poetry during the mid-1980s and worked for many years in media and journalism. The author of multiple books of poetry, including the award-winning Selected Poems by Na Ye, she is the recipient of the 2005 Lu Xun Literary Prize. Her work has been translated into many languages, including English, Japanese, Russian, German, and Swedish. With a melancholy emanating from the essence of life, her poetry boldly confronts the limits of a human self, unveiling the transience of beauty that enhances the value of beauty.


娜夜，南京大学中文系毕业。曾长期从事新闻媒体工 作，现为专业作家。中国作协诗歌创作委员会委员，中国 诗歌学会副会长。出版诗集《起风了》《个人简历》《火 焰与皱纹》《我选择的词语》《吹影》《娜夜诗选1985—2022》。获鲁迅文学奖，人民文学奖, 十月文学奖，草堂诗 歌奖，扬子江诗歌奖，屈原诗歌奖。现居成都。