Poems inspired by earthquake on NPR

sushan
June 06, 2008, 07:00 AM posted in General Discussion

Hi all, here is an article with a couple of simple poems in Chinese written by Chengdu locals that were inspired by the earthquake. Characters, Chinese audio, and English translation (no pinyin).

 

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changye
June 06, 2008, 08:27 AM

哀歌 (by 何小竹)

成千上万的哀鸣
归于寂静

天象不可测
汶川之上的月亮
仍然是一个问号

余震绵延至成都
悲哀波及半个地球
凝固成冰的眼泪
让烛光去融化

孩子们,坐上蒲公英
排队到天国

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Thank you, sushan. Let me transcribe one of the poems here. The last two lines are particularly touching and heartbreaking.