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范光陵英文诗集《RAINTREE+》
中国首次世界诗人大会主席
范光陵院士英文诗集
“雨树”及其他
《RAINTREEANDOTHERPOEMS》
byDr.KennethKuanlingFan
PublishedbyUnitedPoet-LaureateInternational,California,USA
Copyright1985byDr.KennethKuanlingFan,withthecooperationofBejaminYuzonofUPLI,AlthyaYoungmanofAEI，AnnaChennaultofUSAandChina陈香梅，NaticaAngillyofdancingpoetry，NovinAfrouzofItalyWorldCongressofPoets，MaryRudgeofNobelPrizeofPeace,YilingF.Chiang,theimpressiveauthorofbooksinChineseandEnglish姜范一陵,ErhLinofcomputermusicintheworld林二,DaisyT.Fanofpopulationstudies范代希,PeggyP.Fanofhumanresources范培希,etc..
DistributedbyUPLI，Livermore
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OnthecoverofthisbookisaChinesepaintingpaintedbythegrandmasterChangChieh张杰大画家inthepresenceoftheauthorofRaintree,toillustratethethemeofthisbook.MasterChang'spaintingsandDr.Fan‘spoemsaswellashisinventionpoeticoilpaintings，inkoilpaintingsarelovedandrespectedbypeoplearoundtheworld.
Tomybelovedparents
RespectedcalligrapherDr。
Yuan-ShengFan国际大书法家范苑声博士
Poet-laureateoftheworldDr。
Guo-ILee中国三大世界桂冠诗人李国彝博士
fortheirlovetoChinaandtheworld，Confucius’studies，andtheirachievements.
《RAINTREE》
雨树可能是”玫瑰,玫瑰我爱你!
”的真实故事
Itmaybetherealthingofthestory“Rose，rose，Iloveyou。
”
1
Penang,Malaysia,
TheformerPrinceofWales'Island
iscoveredwithtrickishandhopelesssmoke.
Cannonballsare
betelnutsunderatyphoon.
ThousandsoftheSultanofKedah'swarriors,
Onceandagainrunover
theBritishheldFortCornwallis--
wildbeesrunningwild.
George,theyoungcaptain
fromtheEastIndiaCompany
iswounded.
Underthescaredthicktropicaltree
heliesflatasawoodenboard；
hiscomradesfalllike
choppedtrees
Whenheawakes
apairofwarmeyes
lookathimlovingly.
Riskingherlife,
ablack-hairedbeauty
saveshimfromthefierceonslaughter.
Whenthehandsomeman
returnssmilingtohispost,
heandshebecome
truelovers
thatmakeseven
thesingingbluemermaidsenvy.
Heisawhite；
andsheisaMalay-Chinese,
livinginanearbyvillage
setonstilts,
surroundedbybubblingandviolenttides,
Thereisnoblessingsforthem
fromanylivingsoul.
Heisforcedtoreturn
tohismotherland.
Ridingonarickshaw
Roserushestothewaterfront.
Toolate.
TheshipwithGeorgeonboard
hasalreadyleft.
Shecanonlyhearthewind
blowinginhiselegy:
“Rose,Rose,Iloveyou.
Imustcrosstheseas
andneverseeyoumore--
Waybacktomyhome
onthedistantshore...”
Watchingtheshipandheronlylove
vanishinginthesettingssun,
OutoftheGatetotheEast,
Rosesitsonahugerock,
facingthesea,
underthemoon,
motionlessly
forthreedaysandthreenights.
Then,
takingoffhersarong,
closinghereyesinpeace,
sheslowlywalksinto
theSouthChinaSea.
Herlastprayeris:
“MayGodhavemercyonmyfoolishness--
thatunderanycircumstances,
MayIbeunitedwithGeorge
FOREVER”
2
Onehundredandfiftyyearslater,
Again
inPenang--thepearloftheOrient,
thereisagorgeouslady--
HernameisRose.
Sheiswhite,
beautiful,
young,
rich,
intelligent,
aCatholic.
Somanymenareafterher.
HerBritishparents
andherselfturndown
thewaveofsuitors
oneaftertheother.
Theday
herparentsholdahugeball
incelebrationofher
nineteenthbirthday,
celebritiesaroundthisisleoftemples,
evenfromfaraway,
aretheretoparticipate.
Suddenly,
Amonghundresofguests
LadyRosefindshim.
It'shim
sherecognizeshim
byinstinct:
“George,George.”
Shecriesandrushesforward.
Georgeknowstoothat
thisisRose.
Infrontofeverybody,
theyembrace
andenjoytheeternalexistence
inaninstant.
Georgeishandsome,
white,
rich,
intelligent,
established；
hecomesfromanoldfamily.
Butnooneishappyforthem.
SinceGeorgeissixtyyearsold,
hasfourchildren,
hecomeswithhisroyalbloodedwife,too.
InawhitePenangnight,
（amonthlater）
wherethejungleisimmense,
ripplesreflectinthestraitofMalacca,
themoon'sgreenandfickling--
anoldgentlemanandayounglady,
sitonahugerock,
facingthesea,
underthemoon,
wisperingeachtoeach,
forhours.
Then,
Theytouch
theSeriRambai（travellingcannon）
prayingfortheirfuturechildren
innextlife.
Handsinhands,
facetoface,
eyesineyes,
Slowly,
Slowly,they
walkintothechillytransparency
wheretheIndianOceanmeetsSouthChinaSea.
“Onlyperishedtogether,
we'llbeunited
FOREVER！
”
3
Asplitofsecondslater,
twoblackbirds
emergefromthedeepturquois,
flyingtowards
thebushyforest,
sitontopofathicktree,
facingthesea,
underthemoon,
theirtearsrainingdown
forweeks.
Finally,
FREEASBIRDS？
！
InGeorgetownofPenang,
peoplenamethetrees
RAINTREE.
Today,
There'reblackbirds
Everywhere
InPenang,Malaysia:
Onraintrees,
Rosegardens,
inGeorgetown,
invillagessetonstilts...
Please,
Please,
Shootnoblackbirds,
youcouldshoot
ROSEANDGEORGE
withtheirchildren.
Please,
Please
Letthembeforeverfree!
THEMEINME
ByFanKuanling
Againwemet,
It'sadream--
but,it'sNOT.
Forfivelongyears
Wewerelovingbirds；
Forsevenlongerones
We'venestedtogether:
smiledtogether,
quarrelledtogether,
helpedeachother,
partedfromeachother.
Ineverknewyouwere
thepillarofmynervesystems,
untilthedayourtogetherness
COLLAPSED.
Youdon'tknowinhowmanydarkness
Iwaitedaimlessly
bythewindow-moon
allalone.
Youmayneverbeabletoknow
sinceIneverdid,
andwillnevernevertellyouso.
It'stwenty-fiveyearsnow.
Fromtherainwepartedintears.
wepartedfromtheOrient；
andinAmericaoncewemet.
Thattime
Youtellme
Ilookyounger；
Itellyou
Youlookthesame.
Deepinme
Then，Iknow,
Youarenotthe“youofyou“.
Youtellmethattime
Youhaveananother.
Youaremovedtosee
Iamnotalittlebitmoved.
Maybeyoudon'tknowthat
I'mnotthe“I“
As“I“wasoncewithyou.
Imaynotlookthatgaunt,
But
Theshadowofoldness,
Themeaningofeternity
Hauntme
eversinceyouaregone.
Bye,mylove.
Bye,DEARESTstranger.
Whatelsecanwesay？
What'sthedifferencenow？
Who'sright？
Who'swrong？
Thedayissonear
We'llbetoo，tooold
todream.
Tillthen,
Wouldyou—
Forthelasttimeinourlives
justonce，oncemore
trytounderstand
THEMEINME？
（wrotein1985，Taiwan，andrewrotein2014，China）
《SUNSETSATFORTSANTIAGO》
byFanKuanling
RIOTS
RUNWILD
AROUNDRAZALPARK；
MUSICFROMMABINIDEAFENS；
APOETICPAPAKEETCOMESFROMNOWHERE
TRYINGTOTELLSOMETHING,
WHILETHESUNSETS
ATFORTSANTIAGO
ONCEAGAIN
ASUSUAL.
1.《SMILEMEETSPASSION》
Where
EastmeetsWest,
oldmixeswithnew
lovemeldswithhatred,
onwayfromAsiatoAmerica,
whydidImeetyou？
Aslimfigure:
innocentandcute
withalittleblueinyoureyes
Idon'tunderstandyourblood
Spanish,Indonesian,
Malaysian,Chinese,
American,Japanese
what%belongsto
yourlovedones？
whattohated？
OnboardofanAmericanmilitaryplanefree
attendinganacademicconference,
steppingoveratClarkairbase
Ihada24hourdelay.
Ididn'thaveavisa
tothePhilippines
Iwaspining
forventure
incredible
islands
Aftermidnight,
ImanagedtogettoManila
withthehelpofahome-goingsergeant.
sun
risen
atbay
nofriends,
noplacetogo,
nolocalcurrency,
inamoneyexchange.
yoursmileandminemet.
2.《YELLOWSTAINEDTEAPOT》
you'refriendly
asPhilippinesdo.
Ajunioratanuniversity
youshowedmethatmammothinstitution,
withanenrollmentof40,000.
Thatcitybuilding'samodern
Penitentiary,peoplelineup
tomakethetoilets.
whatacontrast
towildPark
Onajeepney
thathelpedkilling
andsavingsomany.
Withhorsespaintedonsides,
andcolofuljetplanesonitshood,
wepassingdirtytrenches,
kidswithoutclothes,
birdsinoldcages,
dogsandpoverty,
wearrivedat
yourhut.
Yourwrinkledbutgracius
widowedmotherservedhottea
fromanoldyellowstainedteapot,
whichsweatedoursweatyfaces.
She
triedto
findgoodies
forthisstranger
butthere'renothing
ShespokemereTagalog
（Malaysian-likelanguage）
sowehadnocommunication.
Theonlylivingthingthat
cancommunicatewithus
wasyourpoeticparakeet
sheunderstood
ourpoems.
Sayinggoodbyetoyourmother,
wewenttothecityofMakaiti
ashowroomofyourcountry
ajewelofyourmotherland
doesn'tbelongtoyou，
evenatinyinch
atall.
3.《WHO'STHEWINNER？
》
Under
thesunset
ofthebeautifulManilaBay
we'reinFortSantiagoandRazalPark
wherethefatherofyourgreatRepublic
Dr.Rayalwastorturedandexecuted
forbeingapioneerofchanges
Yourfatherwasalsoexecuted
byyourownpeoplelater
inthesamestonecave
forthesamereason
Who'rewinners？
Who'rethelosers？
Who'rethevictims？
Forwhomtheydie？
Forwhattheyperish？
Whoreallyknows?
Whatahistory!
Peopledyingagainsteachother
forwhateverrationalizations
Mostofthetime
Mostpeople
willnever
know！
RoxasBoulevardandMabiniare
wheretheactionis
dancing,drinking,
fashionshows,
stageshows,
streetgirls
bars
etc.
Youdidn'tdrink,norsmoke
butyoudancedwithme.
yourlipslookedhappy,
eyeslookedinsecure
withyourfreedom
fromhome，self,
you'relonging
forsomething
brandnew
4.《ACOUNTRYOF7107ISLANDS》
Withfingerswefinished
firstPhilippinedinner.
UnderManilasunset,
facingMt.Apo,
bythebeach
yourthought
deeper
than
the
sea
Readingmepoemsyouwrote,
abouttyphoons,volcanoes,
dreamsandsadstories,
youtriedtothrow
aManilasmile
alloverme
adrifter
afar.
“Amongthe7107P
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