问艾达的问题

【美】艾达·利蒙      陈子弘 译

艾达，你恋爱了吗？是。
恋爱这事情要拼老命哇？是。
你会给你那冤家写些情诗么？
天天写。
你那冤家放不放心你啊？
放心，但有时我又怕我那冤家
会不知轻重。
那你这些日子里都干了些啥？
我给她洗澡，我给她弹爵士乐，
我喂她饭，我为她流泪。
用一句话形容她呢。
她目含坚定，
她话里带刺，她话里有爱。
艾达，你恋爱了吗？是。
恋爱这事情要拼老命哇？是。
那你冤家是谁呀？我自己。

Questions for Ada

Ada, are you in love? Yes.
Is being in a relationship hard work? Yes.
Do you write love poems for your lover？
Every day.
Does your lover believe in you?
Yes, but sometimes I fear my lover does not
comprehend her light.
What do you do on those days?
I bathe her, I play her some Jazz,
I fed her, I weep for her.
Describe her in a sentence.
Her eyes carry strength,
her words scratch, she speaks love.
Ada, are you in love? Yes.
Is being in a relationship hard work? Yes.
Who is your lover? Myself.

ADA LIMÓN