Untranslatable Song

时间：2007-06-13 05:55:39

（单词翻译:单击）

by Claudia Reder

"Everyone needs one untranslatable song."——Juarroz

On hearing the striped contralto of guinea fowl¹，

its mock opera quivers the parsley atop its head——

The song makes its imprint²

in the air， making itself felt，

a felt world. Here， there，

the stunned³ silence

of knowing I will not remember

what I heard；

futures⁴ that will never happen，

a fluidity we cannot achieve

except as a child

creating possibility.

This is the untranslatable song

hidden in the earth.

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1 fowl
n.家禽，鸡，禽肉
参考例句：
Fowl is not part of a traditional brunch.禽肉不是传统的早午餐的一部分。 Since my heart attack,I've eaten more fish and fowl and less red meat.自从我患了心脏病后，我就多吃鱼肉和禽肉，少吃红色肉类。

2 imprint
n.印痕，痕迹；深刻的印象；vt.压印，牢记
参考例句：
That dictionary is published under the Longman imprint.那本词典以朗曼公司的名义出版。 Her speech left its imprint on me.她的演讲给我留下了深刻印象。

3 stunned
adj. 震惊的，惊讶的动词stun的过去式和过去分词
参考例句：
The fall stunned me for a moment. 那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。 The leaders of the Kopper Company were then stunned speechless. 科伯公司的领导们当时被惊得目瞪口呆。

4 futures
n.期货，期货交易
参考例句：
He continued his operations in cotton futures.他继续进行棉花期货交易。 Cotton futures are selling at high prices.棉花期货交易的卖价是很高的。