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Wind 风

This is the wind, the wind in a field of corn.
这就是风，在麦田里吹动的风。
Great crowds are fleeing from a major disaster
大难降至，众生纷纷夺命逃离
Down the green valleys, the long swaying wadis,
沿着青翠的山谷，狭长蜿蜒的河道，
Down through the beautiful catastrophe of wind.
渡过风那美丽的灾祸。

Families, tribes, nations, and their livestock
家室、部落、民族以及他们的家畜
Have heard something, seen something. An expectation
听到了什么、看到了什么。一种期待
Or a gigantic misunderstanding has swept over the hilltop
或许是天大的误会已经席卷山顶，
Bending the ear of the hedgerow with stories of fire and sword.
吹压着篱木的耳朵，讲述剑与火的故事。

I saw a thousand years pass in two seconds.
我眼见一千年在两秒钟里飞逝。
Land was lost, languages rose and divided.
土地沦丧，方言四起而后分离。
This lord went east and found safety.
这位主人东去，找到了安身之所。
His brother sought Africa and a dish of aloes.
他的兄弟则在找寻非洲和一碟沉香。

Centuries, minutes later, one might ask
几百年，几分钟过后，也许有人会问
How the hilt of a sword wandered so far from the smithy.
这剑柄怎会流落到铁匠铺外如此遥远的地方。
And somewhere they will sing: ’Like chaff we were borne
而在某处，他们将唱起：“譬如糠秕，我们随风
In the wind. ’ This is the wind in a field of corn.
飘行。”这就是在麦田里吹动的风。