The Dani Tribe by Zhai Wenxi

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◎达尼人部落 文/ 翟文熙 在大溪谷和雨林深处，达尼人 是鹰、猎豹和嗜血的勇士 头戴鹭鸶羽毛，脸挂野猪獠牙，身涂豹纹。达尼人 手执淬毒的长矛或弓箭，像狼群一样扑向丛林中的风吹草动 一秒钟内，我血管里奔跑的麋鹿被杀死 在蘑菇一样的茅草房，我的内心，死与生 开始跟着达尼人的舞姿挣扎。扭动的光屁股 拥挤的口哨、短促的鼓点、挥舞的长矛，模仿野兽的呼叫声 达尼人，把原始的盛典献给死去的猎物和祖先 像豹子一样勇猛的达尼族男人，他们之中的一个将在今夜死去 他的女人，举起石斧，砍下一节手指 脸上涂上黄木槿树根的黑汁，剩下的余生 像她裸露的乳房一样干瘪，萎缩。

◎The Dani Tribe by Zhai Wenxi tr. Lush Greenness In Grand Gully deep in the rainforest live the Dani people Eagles, leopards and bloodthirsty warriors Egret plumages crowned, boar teeth from their mouths, their bodies painted leopard spots, Dani members Armed with poisoned spears, bows and arrows, jump like wolves on any sign of disturbance in the jungle In a flash, the deer running in my blood veins are killed In a mushroom-like thatched house, my heart, dead or alive Starts wrestling with their dancing movements--wriggling bare buttocks Jumbly whistles, fast drumbeats, spears brandishing, and imitated wild calls The Dani hold primitive ceremonies for hunting activities and their ancestors One of the intrepid Dani man is dying tonight His wife is to raise a stone axe and cut part of her finger Then her face smeared black with hibiscus juice. For her remaining years The woman goes withering, wizened like her naked breasts