炎熱八月的南方

熱 Hot
Catherine Yen

大地親像籠sheng
炎熱八月的南方
像跳蚤(ba Sai)被歙死佇澹濕的大衣內
微小惡毒的死亡
頻臨絕望的疲勞
支配著人的情緒
汽車佇無情的日頭下烘烤
人慢慢ah徙動
佇ching煙的街道
心頭驚惶

廣場懸牆頂的招牌
占領著燒滾滾的角頭
旗仔佇天頂飛
抵抗ve ka伊吞落去的日頭
深入雲內的風吹
化做一團火焰
刺傷白日的目睭

窗外焰熱的草埔頂
緬梔樹佇日頭下顫動
投射黑色的影
蚼蟻Ni跤尾費力咧行路
驚ho Dian阿膠燙著
風是焰熱的午後
唯一的祝福

穿著制服的警察
Kuei e kang下跤兩 wi新月型的汗漬
取締路邊的小販
充氣娃娃漸漸溶去
紅嘴唇佮假目睭毛
口si ah聲和汗漬
佇來來去去的車輛中
做伙流向十字路口


Hot

Steamer the earth
Boiling the south in August
Like fleas suffocated in a wet coat
A small yet vicious death
The fatigue on a brink of despair
Dominated people's emotions
Cars are baked under the merciless sun
People moved slowly
In the street of smoke
Trembled with fear

The signs on a high wall
Occupying the hot corner
Flags flew in the sky
Defied the swallow of the sun
The kites were deep in the clouds
Evaporating a flame
Stabbed the day’s eyes

The burnt grass outside the window
Plumeria quivered in the sun
Casted the shadow in black
Ants lifted their heels
Walking difficultly
In the hot afternoon
Wind was the only blessing

The police in uniform
Two crescent shapes of sweats in the armpits
Banned the street hawker
Gradually dissolved the inflatable doll
Red lips and false eyelashes
Whistle and perspiration
Mixed in the vehicles
Flowing to the junction of cross roads