启明星 Morning Star

From Chinese To English

· Poetry,Rating-General

Category: Poetry

Rating: General

Author: 艾青 Ai Qing

Translator: Donald Wen

What belongs to you is

when light begins to take darkness’s place

and fleeing goes the night,

that moment when the day arrives in pursuit

Already have the stars secluded themselves

Yet still you stand there

waiting for the sun to rise

Shone upon by the first rays of the morning

throwing yourself into ranks of light

until no one shall see you any longer