高梁的火焰

高粱的火焰

Flames of Sorghum

中文｜郭新民 (Guo Xinmin)

英译｜周柯楠 (Zhou Kenan)

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望秋的高粱，望红了眼望红了脸

总是让人想起火的舞蹈和风采

The sorghum gazing at autumn, red in the eyes and blushed in the face

Always reminds people of the dance and elegant demeanor of fire

一坡一梁的红火焰啊

就这么从北方的高地漫过来

The red flames spread out from hillsides and ridges

To the whole highlands of the north

象雨后奔涌湍急的洪水

漫过山岭漫过河流漫过鸟翅

漫过我热泪喷涌的心坎

Like a torrential flood after the rain

Rushing over mountains, rivers, and the birds' wings

And rushing over my heart full of tears

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高粱的队伍，高举着燃烧的信念

是火烈烈的风范与真情

Teams of sorghum , holding high the burning belief

Are of fiery demeanor and true feelings

一株红高粱就是一把

跳跃呐喊的红火炬啊

A red sorghum is a red torch

That jumps and shouts

顺着秋风萧瑟的思绪

高粱们，高举着自己燃烧的头颅

Along the thoughts of the rustling autumn wind

Sorghum holds up their burning heads

以英雄豪杰的风采追逐秋天

大气磅礴，义无反顾

Chasing autumn with heroic demeanour

Majestically, without hesitation

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哦，这是塬上涌动的热浪

这是深秋浑厚的承诺

这是季节郑重的宣言

这是黄土地燃起的圣火

Oh, this is the heat waves surging on the plateau

This is the firm promise of late autumn

This is the solemn declaration of the season

This is the sacred flames lit up by the yellow land

红高粱喷涌的光芒啊

照亮了人们从梦幻到生活的真实

The glowing light of red sorghum Illuminates people’s dreams and the reality of life

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这就是我默默祈祷的红高粱

高高站在饱经沧桑的故乡

This is the red sorghum I silently pray for

Standing in my hometown full of vicissitudes of life

这些北方充满血性的旺族

这些基因纯正的黄土后裔

These are red-blooded and thriving groups in the north

These are genetically pure descendants of the yellow soil

如火如荼的生命啊

成为撼魂动魄的画面

成为永恒不朽的图腾

Life like a raging fire, ah

Becomes a soul-shaking picture

And an immortal totem

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哦，满山遍野的红高粱漫过来漫过来

深沉的大地是那么深沉

高远的天空是那么高远

Oh, red sorghum all over the fields and mountains spreads out far and wide

The massive earth is so massive

The vast sky is so vast

蜻蜓的翅膀鼓动着蝈蝈的呐喊

鹰的缥渺注入了远村的遐想

Dragonflies are fluttering the wings,

katydids crying

The etherealness of eagles infuses us with the reverie of distant villages

庄稼人的眼睛被高粱之火不断照亮

穷苦人，年年岁岁燃起的希望之火

穷山村，岁岁年年祈盼平安和收获

The eyes of farmers are constantly lit up by the fire of sorghum

The poor have kindled a fire of hope year after year

Poor mountain villages pray for peace and harvest year after year

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哦，璀灿的阳光谁可攥入手心

市场边缘的庄稼美梦何以成真

Oh, who can hold the bright sunshine in the palm of his hand

How can the dream of crops on the edge of the market come true

红高粱啊，高原大地的红高粱

又是一次超凡脱俗的挺进

Red sorghum ah, red sorghum on the plateau

It is another otherworldly advance

又是一次非同寻常的集结

又是一次高亢激越的示威

又是一次汗水和泪水凝结的洗礼

It's another extraordinary build-up

It’s another resounding and intense demonstration

It’s another baptism of condensation of sweat and tears

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与高粱的火焰深情对望

心坎里总会有莫大的灼热与祈福

Looking affectionately at the flames of sorghum

There is always a great heat and blessing in my heart

脸膛燃烧起来

脉搏燃烧起来

思想和激情的火焰统统燃烧起来

The face burns

The pulse burns

The flames of thought and passion all burn

我们灵魂的深处

终被朗朗高粱之火照得彤红透亮

The depths of our souls

Are finally illuminated by the bright fire of sorghum

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啊，倔强的高粱气韵如火

执著的庄稼生命如火

Ah, the stubborn sorghum has a fiery charm

The life of persistent crops is like fire

我相信，谁能把自己勇敢点燃

谁就会燃起人生靓丽的火焰

I believe that whoever can ignite himself bravely

Will ignite the beautiful flame of life