客家民謠與其對作家的開導

再一度受騙，偶然的機緣，

讀到一首（傳自布袋和尚的）客家民謠，好像是特別對我開導。

民謠唱道：

手把青秧插滿田。 低頭便見水中天。

六根清淨方為稻（道）。 後退原來是向前。

對我的開導：

只要秧滿田，何計虧與賺？

清靜生福慧，俯仰都有（由）天。

英文譯詩附後

並請批評指正

A Hakka Folk song and a Poet’s Enlightenment

Once again were cheated, by chance, I read a Hakka folk song.

(adopted from the Bag Monk)

As if it’s a special enlightenment, which I needed and found.

The Folk Song:

I hand-transplant green seedlings fully in the field.
When I bow to earth, I can see the sky in the water.
Only if roots are cleaned the rice can grow well.
While I move backward, actually I move forward.

The Enlightenment:

As long as seedlings are planted fully in all the fields,
Why should I care whether I’ll be a loser or winner?
Since cleanness can cultivate wisdom and wellness,
I can see the sky either looking downward or upward.

 民謠的第三句原為，「六根清淨荒為稻」。

我不明「荒」字在此何意，願方家教我，再酌予改回。

感謝通宵先生，另一偶然的機緣，得見此譯詩，為我修改一處瑕疵。

此詩普網後又曾自行修改多次。 誠希早期讀者能回頭重讀。

老小子才疏學淺，無能一次定稿，謹此致歉。

03/30/2017