Gunnar Odhner [Sweden]
The unseen sky (and other three poems)
In my summerhouse
I have a glassdoor
reflecting the sky, the clouds
the birches and spruce trees
in perfect duplication
Birds sometimes mistake
the glass reflection for the real sky
and seek a rest on the branches
of imaginary trees
In their innocent pursuit
they fly from a safe trajectory
into the door at full speed
and break their necks
How this resembles
the lives of human beings
The reflection of language
leading us astray into theories
of God and nature
the real sky denied
unseen
The outsider
Look at me
as a somewhat retarded man
walking around his palm-sized garden
repeating the same message
as retards do
Too simpleminded to be
of use anywhere, too strange
too terse to amuse
any company
Just an odd person who at night
looks at the billions of stars
as if he himself put
them there
God’s silence
God is identical
with his self, one with himself
and that is the reason
for his silence
We are both identical
and nonidentical with
our selves, divided
and undivided
at the same time
That is why we
can speak
The word divides and heals
visible and invisible
mute and singing
Humans beings
who are identical
with themselves
and their words
will also be
gods
Hymn
When I am alone
the song is heard in its full
the bruised song, the scarred song
in all its astounding glory
Its wings spread wide
over mountains and horizons
The bliss of silence
The bliss of being alone
makes paradise come close
with the fragrance, colours and all
its truthful beings
Holy day, holy silence
when the holy song
chimes with all its different voices
piercing my heart
as one
贡纳尔·奥德纳[瑞典
看不见的天空（外三首）
我的凉亭
有一扇玻璃门
倒映着天空、云朵
白桦树和云杉
完美复制
鸟儿有时会看错
把玻璃倒影当成真实的天空
在想象的树上
寻找枝头停歇
在天真的寻找中
它们从安全的飞行中
全速撞向玻璃门
折断了脖子
这多么像
人类的生活
语言的反思
让我们误入
上帝与自然之理
真实的天空被否认
看不见
不合群的人
看看我
就像一个有点愚笨的人
在他巴掌大的花园里走来走去
重复着同样的话
像傻瓜一样
头脑太简单
毫无用处，太奇怪
太耿直，取悦不了
任何伙伴
就是这么古怪的人，在夜晚
看着亿万颗星星
仿佛是他自己
把它们挂上去的
上帝的沉默
上帝
与他自己同一，与自我同一
这就是
他沉默的原因
我们与自己
同一
又不同一，同时
分裂
又不分裂
这就是
我们能说话的原因
言语分裂又愈合
有形又无形
沉默又高歌
人类
与自己
同一
他们的语言
也将成为
神
颂歌
我独处时
歌声便在耳边响起
心碎的歌声，伤痛的歌声
光芒四射
它张开翅膀
飞越高山和地平线
寂静的幸福
独处的幸福
让天堂靠近
带着芳香、色彩和所有
真实的存在
神圣的日子，神圣的寂静
当神圣的歌声
响起各种声音
穿透我的心
合而为一
（姜国会博士 译；Tr. Dr. Jiang Guohui）
About the author
Gunnar Odhner, born in 1942 in Eskilstuna, Sweden, but grew up in Lidköping, another small town, where he also went to high school. His education continued with one year of high school in Glendare, Arizona, 1959-60, one of the best years of his life. After studies in English and Swedish Literature at Gothenburg University he worked as a high school teacher. After that he took apprentice training for almost two years at Upsala Nya Tidning, and became a journalist, a subject he also taught. He retired from his teaching in 2003 to write novels, poetry and philosophy. This resulted in a number of books, among them Darwin’s Incomplete Idea, Vernon Press, USA, and Darwin's Error, Amazon, Kindle books, but also novels, short stories, poetry books and an extensive autobiography, all in Swedish.
作者简介
贡纳尔·奥德纳（Gunnar Odhner），1942年出生于瑞典埃斯基尔斯蒂纳，但在另一个小镇利德雪平长大，并在那里完成了高中学业。1959年1960年间，他在美国亚利桑那州格兰岱尔继续完成了一年的高中学业，这是他一生中最美好的时光之一。之后，他在哥德堡大学学习英语和瑞典文学。完成学业后，他成为一名高中教师。随后，他又在乌普萨拉新报接受了近两年的学徒培训，并成为一名记者，期间他还教授过新闻学。他于2003年从教学岗位退休，开始专心写作小说、诗歌和哲学作品。他的创作成果丰硕，出版了多本书籍，其中包括在美国出版的《达尔文未完成的想法》（Vernon Press），以及在亚马逊Kindle上发行的《达尔文的错误》。此外，他还用瑞典语创作了小说、短篇故事、诗集以及一部详尽的自传。
