Sugimoto Maiko / 杉本真維子 – Ⅲ
Voice
It strains my throat,
rings me,
though it fails
to make music.
Before it is enwreathed by my wet tongue;
a moment’s swelling.
I place it in a box.
Once in a while, someone sneaks off with it.
I notice, then fill the tabletop
with doves and flowers,
captivated
by that uncanny hand.
A voice
beating its wings.
The chair where that tender magician sat,
forever
warm.
When the black
crowd
takes flight in unison,
someone is there, nothing but a turned back.
The more I called
that name I long for,
the more it became
an unknown wall.
Even when I hold
my breath,
at the bottom of my distant throat
there is a voice
of blinking light.
声
のどを張って
わたしを鳴らす
音楽に
ならなくても
ぬるい舌が絡みとる前の
一瞬のふくらみは
箱にいれる
時々誰かがそっと持ち帰り
気づくとテーブルの上を
鳩や花でいっぱいにする
ふしぎな手に
みとれている
はばたいた
声
やさしい手品師の座ったいすは
いつまでも
あたたかく
黒い
群れが
一斉に飛び立つと
背中だけの人がいる
そのなつかしい名前を
呼ぶほどに
みしらぬ壁に
なっていった
息を
とめても
遠いのどの底で
点滅する光の
声がある
It strains my throat,
rings me,
though it fails
to make music.
Before it is enwreathed by my wet tongue;
a moment’s swelling.
I place it in a box.
Once in a while, someone sneaks off with it.
I notice, then fill the tabletop
with doves and flowers,
captivated
by that uncanny hand.
A voice
beating its wings.
The chair where that tender magician sat,
forever
warm.
When the black
crowd
takes flight in unison,
someone is there, nothing but a turned back.
The more I called
that name I long for,
the more it became
an unknown wall.
Even when I hold
my breath,
at the bottom of my distant throat
there is a voice
of blinking light.
声
のどを張って
わたしを鳴らす
音楽に
ならなくても
ぬるい舌が絡みとる前の
一瞬のふくらみは
箱にいれる
時々誰かがそっと持ち帰り
気づくとテーブルの上を
鳩や花でいっぱいにする
ふしぎな手に
みとれている
はばたいた
声
やさしい手品師の座ったいすは
いつまでも
あたたかく
黒い
群れが
一斉に飛び立つと
背中だけの人がいる
そのなつかしい名前を
呼ぶほどに
みしらぬ壁に
なっていった
息を
とめても
遠いのどの底で
点滅する光の
声がある