left turn right turn
-
They both thought
that a sudden feeling had united them
This certainty is beautiful,
Even more beautiful than uncertainty.
They thought they didn't know each other,
nothing had ever happened between them,
These streets, these stairs, this corridors,
Where they could have met so long ago?
I would like to ask them,
if they can remember -
perhaps in a revolving door
face to face one day?
A "sorry" in the crowd?"
Wrong number" on the 'phone?
- but I know the answer.
No, they don't remember.
How surprised they would be
For such a long time already
Fate has been playing with them.
Not quite yet readyto change into destiny,
which brings them nearer and yet further,
cutting their path
and stifling a laugh,
escaping ever further;
There were sings, indications,
undecipherable, what does in matter.
Three years ago, perhaps
or even last Tuesday,
this leaf flyingfrom one shoulder to another?
Something lost and gathered.
Who knows, perhaps a ball already
in the bushes, in childhood?
There were handles, door bells,
where, on the trace of a hand,
another hand was placed;suitcases next to one another in the
left luggage.
And maybe one night the same dream
forgotten on walking;
But every beginning
is only a continuation
and the book of fate is
always open in the middle.
Translation from Polish by Roman Gren
Translation from French by Sarah Hardenberg
nice show!! beri touching.
-
the ending's kinda stupid.. the wall in between just happens to fall like that?? no wonder it's on TV.... only zuo4 xi4 then have this kinda ting.
-
hahahahah
Turn Left Turn Right lah........
yah, quite stupid........but tts how me and yu fu met.........somewhat.......
we turn left turn right some 10yrs ago.......
at the same place at the same time but dunno each other's existance
then "met" thru sgforums
so this show kinda a bit like us, but too kua zhang...... -
Cool... But who is yu fu?Originally posted by FireIce:hahahahah
Turn Left Turn Right lah........
yah, quite stupid........but tts how me and yu fu met.........somewhat.......
we turn left turn right some 10yrs ago.......
at the same place at the same time but dunno each other's existance
then "met" thru sgforums
so this show kinda a bit like us, but too kua zhang...... -
they did not show the last - divorce because the guy got retrenched when he reached 40 and cannot find a job
-
in the comic, i think they hammer through the wall. can't remember...Originally posted by starblue:the ending's kinda stupid.. the wall in between just happens to fall like that?? no wonder it's on TV.... only zuo4 xi4 then have this kinda ting. -
Love at First Sight
Wislawa Szymborska
Both are convinced
that a sudden surge of emotion bound them together.
Beautiful is such a certainty,
but uncertainty is more beautiful.
Because they didn't know each other earlier, they suppose that
nothing was happening between them.
What of the streets, stairways and corridors
where they could have passed each other long ago?
I'd like to ask them
whether they remember-- perhaps in a revolving door
ever being face to face?
an "excuse me" in a crowd
or a voice "wrong number" in the receiver.
But I know their answer:
no, they don't remember.
They'd be greatly astonished
to learn that for a long time
chance had been playing with them.
Not yet wholly ready
to transform into fate for them
it approached them, then backed off,
stood in their way
and, suppressing a giggle,
jumped to the side.
here were signs, signals:
but what of it if they were illegible.
Perhaps three years ago,
or last Tuesday
did a certain leaflet fly
from shoulder to shoulder?
There was something lost and picked up.
Who knows but what it was a ball
in the bushes of childhood.
There were doorknobs and bells
on which earlier
touch piled on touch.
Bags beside each other in the luggage room.
Perhaps they had the same dream on a certain night,
suddenly erased after waking.
Every beginning
is but a continuation,
and the book of events
is never more than half open.
-translated by Walter Whipple -
Love at First Sight
Wislawa Szymborska
They're both convinced
that a sudden passion joined them.
Such certainty is beautiful,
but uncertainty is more beautiful still.
Since they'd never met before, they're sure
that there'd been nothing between them.
But what's the word from the streets, staircases, hallways --
perhaps they've passed each other a million times?
I want to ask them
if they don't remember --
a moment face to face
in some revolving door?
perhaps a "sorry" muttered in a crowd?
a curt "wrong number" caught in the receiver?
but I know the answer.
No, they don't remember
They'd be amazed to hear
that Chance has been toying with them
now for years.
Not quite ready yet
to become their Destiny,
it pushed them close, drove them apart,
it barred their path,
stifling a laugh,
and then leaped aside.
There were signs and signals,
even if they couldn't read them yet.
Perhaps three years ago
or just last Tuesday
a certain leaf fluttered
from one shoulder to another?
Something was dropped and then picked up.
Who knows, maybe the ball that vanished
into childhood's thicket?
There were doorknobs and doorbells
where one touch had covered another
beforehand.
Suitcases checked and standing side by side.
One night, perhaps, the same dream,
grown hazy by morning.
Every beginning
is only a sequel, after all,
and the book of events
is always open halfway through.
~ Wislawa Szymborska ~
(View with a Grain of Sand, translated by Stanislaw Baranczak and Clare Cavanagh) -
his bf?Originally posted by technoboy:Cool... But who is yu fu? -
Wislawa Szymborska, born 1923 -
Man..if you have lost someone..will you find her again?Will she even remember you ten years down the road?
-
meuahahhahahahahhahahaOriginally posted by FadeToBlack:his bf?
his bf..........yah..................... -
sh!t the truth is out...Originally posted by FireIce:meuahahhahahahahhahaha
his bf..........yah.....................
-
Took much effort to find this:
Oboje są przekonani,
że połączyło ich uczucie nagłe.
Piękna jest taka pewność,
ale niepewność piękniejsza.
Sądzą, że skoro nie znali się wcześniej,
nic między nimi nigdy się nie działo,
A co na to ulice, schody, korytarze,
na których mogli się od dawna mijać?
Chciałabym ich zapytać,
czy nie pamietają -
może w drzwiach obrotowych
kiedyś twarzą w twarz?
jakieś "przepraszam" w ścisku?
głos "pomyłka" w słuchawce?
- ale znam ich odpowiedź.
Nie, nie pamietają.
Bardzo by ich zdziwiło,
że od dłuższego już czasu
bawił się nimi przypadek.
Jeszcze nie całkiem gotów
zamienić się dla nich w los,
zbliżał ich i oddalał,
zabiegał im drogę
i tłumiąc chichot
odskakiwał w bok.
Były znaki, sygnały,
cóż z tego, że nieczytelne.
Może trzy lata temu
albo w zeszły wtorek
pewien listek przefrunął
z ramienia na ramię?
Było coś zgubionego i podniesionego.
Kto wie, czy już nie piłka
w zaroślach dzieciństwa?
Były klamki i dzwonki,
na których zawczasu
dotyk kładł się na dotyk.
Walizki obok siebie w przechowalni.
Był może pewnej nocy jednakowy sen,
natychmiast po zbudzeniu zamazany.
Każdy przecież początek
to tylko ciąg dalszy,
a księga zdarzeń
zawsze otwarta w połowie. -
lolx,Originally posted by FireIce:meuahahhahahahahhahaha
his bf..........yah..................... pai seh, doin hwk + chatting... so got typo..
i meant, HER bf... -
who knows.... maybe she walked pass you today, called you but you tot it was a wrong number, went on different directions one as escalator... who knows...Originally posted by LazerLordz:Man..if you have lost someone..will you find her again?Will she even remember you ten years down the road? -
maybe can meet in sgforums
i found quite a few "longlost frens" here -
For those who can't see the text, go here:
http://www.translatorscafe.com/cafe/MegaBBS/thread-view.asp?threadid=429&messageid=16557#16557 -
I had such an encounter, with a long lost primary school friend. Met her after 6 years, but no chance to ask for her number.Originally posted by dibilo:who knows.... maybe she walked pass you today, called you but you tot it was a wrong number, went on different directions one as escalator... who knows... -
cannot see leh.. mind posting the url?Originally posted by redstone:Took much effort to find this:
Oboje są przekonani,
że połączyło ich uczucie nagłe.
Piękna jest taka pewność,
ale niepewność piękniejsza.
Sądzą, że skoro nie znali się wcześniej,
nic między nimi nigdy się nie działo,
A co na to ulice, schody, korytarze,
na których mogli się od dawna mijać?
Chciałabym ich zapytać,
czy nie pamietają -
może w drzwiach obrotowych
kiedyś twarzą w twarz?
jakieś "przepraszam" w ścisku?
głos "pomyłka" w słuchawce?
- ale znam ich odpowiedź.
Nie, nie pamietają.
Bardzo by ich zdziwiło,
że od dłuższego już czasu
bawił się nimi przypadek.
Jeszcze nie całkiem gotów
zamienić się dla nich w los,
zbliżał ich i oddalał,
zabiegał im drogę
i tłumiąc chichot
odskakiwał w bok.
Były znaki, sygnały,
cóż z tego, że nieczytelne.
Może trzy lata temu
albo w zeszły wtorek
pewien listek przefrunął
z ramienia na ramię?
Było coś zgubionego i podniesionego.
Kto wie, czy już nie piłka
w zaroślach dzieciństwa?
Były klamki i dzwonki,
na których zawczasu
dotyk kładł się na dotyk.
Walizki obok siebie w przechowalni.
Był może pewnej nocy jednakowy sen,
natychmiast po zbudzeniu zamazany.
Każdy przecież początek
to tylko ciąg dalszy,
a księga zdarzeń
zawsze otwarta w połowie. -
Up there liao...
For those who can't see the text, go here:
http://www.translatorscafe.com/cafe/MegaBBS/thread-view.asp?threadid=429&messageid=16557#16557 -
hehee yup yup saw that after i postOriginally posted by redstone:Up there liao...
For those who can't see the text, go here:
http://www.translatorscafe.com/cafe/MegaBBS/thread-view.asp?threadid=429&messageid=16557#16557
thx!