纪念日

黑夜的寂寞只有夜空知道
寂寞的热闹只有黑暗知道  

烟火的璀璨只有千万眼睛知道
万家灯火只有孤独的萤火虫知道  

而昨天的余味只有今天知道
今日的结尾只有明日知道 

© Teck Seng Chow
Produção de áudio: The Literary Centre and Sing Lit Station

Anniversary

The night’s loneliness is known only by the night sky
The bustle of loneliness is known only by the dark

The brilliance of fireworks is known only by thousands of eyes
The lights in ten thousand households are only known by lonely fireflies  

While the residual taste of yesterday is known only by today
The ending of today is known only by tomorrow 

Translated by Yeo Wei Wei