English Original
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a homeless man
who was playing a flute
on the street corner
fell suddenly in the rain --
a donor card in his pocket
A Hundred Gourds, 5:2, March 2016
Chinese Translation (Traditional)
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一個無家可歸的人
在街角吹長笛
突然在雨中倒地
他口袋裡
有一張器官捐贈卡
Chinese Translation (Simplified)
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一个无家可归的人
在街角吹长笛
突然在雨中倒地
他口袋里
有一张器官捐赠卡
Comment:
" The unexpected yet thematically and emotionally powerful last line lifts
this seemingly sentimental homelessness tanka out of the ordinary,
sparking the reader's reflection on life and the “I-Thou” relation."
Chen-ou Liu
http://neverendingstoryhaikutanka.blogspot.ro/
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