I Hear that the Axe has Flowered
Paul Celan
I hear that the axe has flowered,
I hear that the place can’t be named,
I hear that the bread which looks at him
Heals the hanged man,
The bread baked for him by his wife,
I hear that they call life
Our only refuge.
我听见斧头开花了,
我听说那地方无法被命名,
我听说看着他的那块面包
治愈了绞死的人,
是他妻子为他烤的面包,
我听见他们把生命叫作
我们唯一的避难所。