Naima Penniman: "Being Human" | TED Countdown

翻译人员: Yanjun Song 校对人员: Helen Chang

I wonder if the sun debates dawn

我想知道太阳是否会升起

some mornings

在那些不想离开温床的清晨

not wanting to rise

out of bed

from under that down-feather horizon

从如羽绒般亲密包裹的地平线下

if the sky grows tired

天空因无处不在而疲惫

of being everywhere at once

adapting to the mood

变脸的它主导了天气的波动

swings of the weather

if clouds drift off

云层飘散 是想靠近同伴的暗号

trying to hold themselves together

make deals with gravity

再让我们闲逛一会儿 是它们与地心引力的交易

to loiter a little longer

I wonder if rain is scared

我想知道雨滴是否害怕坠落

of falling

if she has trouble

她是否难以脱离云层

letting go

if snowflakes get sick

雪花是否厌倦于始终完美的范式

of being perfect all the time

each one

每一片都想成为独一无二的个体

trying to be one-of-a-kind

I wonder if stars wish

我想知道星星是否想在黯灭前超脱于本体

upon themselves before they die

if they need to teach their young

它们是否需要教导下一代闪耀的秘诀

how to shine

I wonder if shadows long

我想知道影子是否渴求与阳光 “仅此一次”的会面

to just-for-once feel the sun

if they get lost in the shuffle

当它们不知何去何从 迷失于曳步舞中

not knowing where they’re from

I wonder if sunrise

我想知道日出日落是否久闻彼此的美名

and sunset

respect each other

even though they’ve never met

即使从未相见

if storms have regrets

暴风雨是否会遗憾谢幕

if volcanoes get stressed

死火山是否会喷发

if compost believes in life

腐烂的堆肥是否在死亡后仍会相信往生

after death

I wonder if breath ever thinks of suicide

我想知道每个生命体是否都想过自杀

if the wind just wants to sit

风儿是否想停歇片刻

still sometimes

and watch the world pass him by

看看相对它而运动的世界

if smoke was born

烟云是否生来就知道升腾

knowing how to rise

if rainbows get shy backstage

彩虹是否曾因担心颜色是否匹配

not sure if their colors match right

躲到后台害羞

I wonder if lightning needs an alarm clock

我想知道闪电是否需要闹钟 来提示爆裂时刻

to know when to crack

if rivers ever stop

河流是否想过西回

and think of turning back

if streams meet the wrong sea

溪流是否因汇入不属于自己的大海 而偏离了全部生活轨道

and their whole lives run off-track

I wonder if the snow

我想知道洁白的雪是否想近墨者黑

wants to be black

if the soil thinks she’s too dark

土壤是否会沮丧于自认为的黯淡

if butterflies want to cover up their marks

蝴蝶是否想掩藏会致死的花纹

if rocks are self-conscious of their weight

岩石是否自觉于本身的重量

if mountains are insecure of their strength

山体是否怀疑其坚固

I wonder if waves get discouraged

我想知道波浪是否

crawling up the sand

沮丧于来来回回的往复

only to be pulled back again

一次次回到原点

to where they began

if land feels stepped upon

当土地印上了生物的足迹

if sand feels insignificant

当沙砾自觉微不足道

if trees need to question their lovers

当树木需要向爱侣求证他们的立足点

to know where they stand

if branches waver at the crossroads

当树枝在生命的十字路口摇曳

unsure of which way to grow

不确定该选择的道路

if leaves understand they’re replaceable

当树叶觉悟了它们的可替代性

and they still dance when the wind blows

却仍随风起舞

I wonder

我想知道

where the moon goes

月亮藏起来时的去处

when she is in hiding

I want to find her there

我要在那里找到她

and watch the ocean

和她看海水涨落

spin from a distance

listen to her

倾听她的呓语

stir in her sleep

然后 搅乱她的睡眠

effort give way to existence

致力于存在主义的复活

(Music)

（音乐）