Toeti Heraty (1933- ), "愛荷華河" @ 蔗尾蜂房

Toeti Heraty

愛荷華河
--Toeti Heraty (1933- )，羅浩原譯

真的醉了，在反反覆覆的親密中
暴烈的肉體終於滿足釋放
不受道理控制，愕然的快樂
觸摸鍛造出憤懣
所有沖積物都銷融在谿壑與
水流，愛荷華河的魔咒中—

Sungai Iowa
--Toeti Heraty (1933- )

kemabukan nyata dalam ulangan-ulangan mesra
tubuh yang ganas akhirnya puas-lega
kendali tak beralasan, takjub yang meriah
sentuhan yang menempa marah
semua reda melebur dalam alur dan
aliran mantra sungai Iowa—

Iowa River
--Toeti Heraty (1933- ), translated by John H. McGlynn

the gentle repetition of sweet intoxication
a brutal body and savage satisfaction
are for no reason restrained
delightful surprise
a touch that forges anger
and shame intensifies
to dissolve in the sound and sight
of the Iowa River: one sad incantation

John H. McGlynn, ed. & trans., On Foreign Shores: American Images in Indonesian Poetry, Jakarta: The Lontar Foundation, 1990, pp.36-37.