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An Obscure Meadow Lures Me

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by José Lezama Lima （Translated by Nathaniel Tarn¹）

An obscure meadow lures² me，

her fast， close-fitting lawns

revolve³ in me， sleep on my balcony.

They rule her beaches， her indefinite

alabaster⁴ dome⁵ re-creates itself.

On the waters of a mirror，

the voice cut short crossing a hundred paths，

my memory prepares surprise：

fallow dew in the sky， dew， sudden flash.

Without hearing I'm called：

I slowly enter the meadow，

proudly consumed in a new labyrinth⁶.

Illustrious remains⁷：

a hundred heads， bugles⁸， a thousand shows

baring their sky， their silent sunflower.

Strange the surprise in that sky

where unwilling⁹ footfalls turn

and voices swell¹⁰ in its pregnant center.

An obscure meadow goes by.

Between the two， wind or thin paper，

the wind， the wounded wind of this death，

this magic death， one and dismissed.

A bird， another bird， no longer trembles.

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1 tarn
n.山中的小湖或小潭
参考例句：
This pool or tarn was encircled by tree!这个池塘，或是说山潭吧，四周全被树木围了起来。 The deep and dark tarn at my feet closed over the fragments of the House of Usher.我脚下深邃阴沉的小湖将厄谢尔古屋的断垣残墙吞没了。

2 lures
吸引力，魅力（lure的复数形式）
参考例句：
He left home because of the lures of life in the city. 他离家是由于都市生活的诱惑。 Perhaps it is the desire for solitude or the chance of making an unexpected discovery that lures men down to the depths of the earth. 可能正是寻觅幽静的去处，或者找个猎奇的机会的欲望引诱着人们进入地球的深处。

3 revolve
vi.(使)旋转；循环出现
参考例句：
The planets revolve around the sun.行星绕着太阳运转。 The wheels began to revolve slowly.车轮开始慢慢转动。

4 alabaster
adj.雪白的；n.雪花石膏；条纹大理石
参考例句：
The floor was marble tile,and the columns alabaster.地板是由大理石铺成的，柱子则是雪花石膏打造而成。 Her skin was like alabaster.她的皮肤光洁雪白。

5 dome
n.圆屋顶，拱顶
参考例句：
The dome was supported by white marble columns.圆顶由白色大理石柱支撑着。 They formed the dome with the tree's branches.他们用树枝搭成圆屋顶。

6 labyrinth
n.迷宫；难解的事物；迷路
参考例句：
He wandered through the labyrinth of the alleyways.他在迷宫似的小巷中闲逛。 The human mind is a labyrinth.人的心灵是一座迷宫。

7 remains
n.剩余物，残留物；遗体，遗迹
参考例句：
He ate the remains of food hungrily.他狼吞虎咽地吃剩余的食物。 The remains of the meal were fed to the dog.残羹剩饭喂狗了。

8 bugles
妙脆角，一种类似薯片但做成尖角或喇叭状的零食；号角( bugle的名词复数 )；喇叭；匍匐筋骨草；（装饰女服用的）柱状玻璃（或塑料）小珠
参考例句：
Blow, bugles, blow, set the wild echoes flying. "响起来，号角，响起来，让激昂的回声在空中震荡"。 We hear the silver voices of heroic bugles. 我们听到了那清亮的号角。

9 unwilling
adj.不情愿的
参考例句：
The natives were unwilling to be bent by colonial power.土著居民不愿受殖民势力的摆布。 His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.他那吝啬的雇主不肯给他加薪。

10 swell
vi.膨胀，肿胀；增长，增强
参考例句：
The waves had taken on a deep swell.海浪汹涌。 His injured wrist began to swell.他那受伤的手腕开始肿了。