洛克·达尔东（著）欧阳昱（译）：《27岁》

By Ouyang Yu

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洛克·达尔东（Roque Dalton，1935－1975），萨尔瓦多著名诗人，被认为是拉丁美洲最不能不读的诗人之一，曾在智利大学攻读法律，同时对社会主义发生了浓厚兴趣。1961年去古巴，1965年回到萨尔瓦多时被判死刑，但因发生地震，监狱倒塌而逃生，在革命同志的帮助下，重又返回古巴，随后去布拉格，在那儿长期过着流亡生活。后参加萨尔瓦多的人民革命军，但被该组织判处死刑而在他40岁生日的四天前被处决。

达尔东在萨尔瓦多家喻户晓，他的头像出现在该国的多种邮票上。他最有名的一句话是：“诗歌就像面包，人人都需要。”他的许多诗歌都被谱曲。他语言鲜活，常用俚语和日常语言入诗。

《27岁》

                                                    洛克·达尔东（著）

                                                    欧阳昱        （译）


活到二十七岁

是件严肃的事

实际上这是

最沉重的一件事

我淹没的童年的朋友

在我周围纷纷死去，

我开始在

想，我也不会

永远活下去了

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