My translation in Chinese of Jack Gilbert's poetry in 'World Literature' in China Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps By Ouyang Yu Ouyang Yu May 13, 2024 https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/hWyYlgL_S0XKrquP-hwUNg Get link Facebook X Pinterest Email Other Apps Comments Haoyi Zhang said… Poetry Is A Kind Of Lying诗歌是一种 ╮(╯_╰)╭谎言， Poetry is a kind of lying,necessarily. To profit the poetor beauty. But also inthat truth may be told only so. 诗歌是一种谎言一定，让写诗人赚美。但这又让真理也可以同时被说。 Those who, admirably, refuseto falsify (as those who will notrisk pretensions) are excludedfrom saying even so much.尊敬的人们 拒绝做假 (像那些 擔不了伪装的保险) 会被说话的人孤立。 Degas said he didn't paintwhat he saw, but whatwould enable them to seethe thing he had. Degas说他不画他gaze过的stuff，他画能让你看到他看到的。
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诗歌是一种 ╮(╯_╰)╭谎言，
Poetry is a kind of lying,
necessarily. To profit the poet
or beauty. But also in
that truth may be told only so.
诗歌是一种谎言
一定，让写诗人赚
美。但这又让
真理也可以同时被说。
Those who, admirably, refuse
to falsify (as those who will not
risk pretensions) are excluded
from saying even so much.
尊敬的人们 拒绝
做假 (像那些 擔不了
伪装的保险) 会被
说话的人
孤立。
Degas said he didn't paint
what he saw, but what
would enable them to see
the thing he had.
Degas说他不画
他gaze过的stuff，
他画能让你看到
他看到的。