食指(1948-),原名郭路生,被稱為新詩潮詩歌第一人。20歲時寫的名作《相信未來》、《海洋三部曲》、《這是四點零八分的北京》等以手抄本的形式在社會上廣為流傳。
這首詩構思巧妙。前三節寫我是怎樣“相信未來”的,后三節寫為什么要“相信未來”,最后一節呼喚人們帶著對未來的信念去努力,去熱愛,去生活。用語質樸,而思想深刻;性格鮮明,又令人折服。全詩以語言的時間藝術,與中國畫式的空間藝術相結合,實現了詩人所反復講述的“我的詩是一面窗戶,是窗含西嶺千秋雪”的藝術。通讀該詩,雖然我們感受更多的是壓抑是痛苦,但從詩人那壓抑和痛苦的吟哦中,讀者能真切地感受到詩人那撼人心魂的信念——無時不在渴望和憧憬著光明的未來,并為理想和光明而奮斗掙扎著。
Believe in the Future—Shi Zhi相信未來——食指
When cobwebs relentlessly clog my stove ,
當蜘蛛網無情地查封了我的爐臺,
When its dying smoke sighs for poverty,
當灰燼的余煙嘆息著貧困的悲哀,
I will stubbornly dig out the disappointing ash,
我依然固執地鋪平失望的灰燼,
And write with beautiful snowflakes: Believe in the Future.
用美麗的雪花寫下:相信未來。
When my overripe grapes melt into late autumn dew,
當我的紫葡萄化為深秋的露水,
When my fresh flower lies in another's arms,
當我的鮮花依偎在別人的情懷,
I will stubbornly write on the bleak earth,
我依然固執地用凝霜的枯藤,
With a dry frozen vine: Believe in the Future.
在凄涼的大地上寫下:相信未來。
I point to the waves billowing in the distance,
我要用手指那涌向天邊的排浪,
I want to be the sea that holds the sun in its palm,
我要用手掌那托住太陽的大海,
Take hold of the beautiful warm pen of the dawn,
搖曳著曙光那枝溫暖漂亮的筆桿
And write with a child-like hand: Believe in the Future.
用孩子的筆體寫下:相信未來。
The reason why I believe so resolutely in the future is:
我之所以堅定地相信未來,
I believe in the eyes of the people of the future,
是我相信未來人們的眼睛,
Their eyelashes that can brush away the ash of history,
她有撥開歷史風塵的睫毛,
Their pupils that can see through the texts of time.
她有看透歲月篇章的瞳孔。
It doesn't matter whether people shed contrite tears,
不管人們對于我們腐爛的皮肉,
For our rotten flesh, or our hesitancy, or the bitterness of our failure,
那些迷途的惆悵、失敗的苦痛,
Whether they view us with sneers or deep-felt sympathy,
是寄予感動的熱淚、深切的同情,
Or scornful smiles or pungent satire.
還是給以輕蔑的微笑、辛辣的嘲諷。
I firmly believe that people will judge our spines,
我堅信人們對于我們的脊骨,
And our endless explorations, losses, failures and successes,
那無數次的探索、迷途、失敗和成功,
With an enthusiastic, objective and fair evaluation.
一定會給予熱情、客觀、公正的評定。
Yes, I await their judgement anxiously,
是的,我焦急地等待著他們的評定。
Friends, please let us believe in the future,
朋友,堅定地相信未來吧,
Believe in our unbending striving,
相信不屈不撓的努力,
Believe in our youth that can conquer death,
相信戰勝死亡的年輕,
Believe in the Future: believe in Life.
相信未來、熱愛生命。