Song of the Wanderers

Song of the Wanderers

Pang Wu

I was destined to be far away from home

Say goodbye to the long days of the Loess Plateau.

In a distant place

Look for the joy of blue skies and white clouds.

Even if there are ten thousand people who do not understand

I'm running around like this,

Even if I want to abandon the girl from my hometown

But I will continue to wander.

I'm going to the desert

Go to the forests and grasslands

I'm going to follow the Kartys River

Via Kazakhstan

Again in the wilderness of Siberia

Look out over St. Petersburg!

I'm going to the North Pole.

Look at the eternal day and night of the day

Observe the white pole bear

See how they struggle through desperate situations.

When the sky lit up again

I will climb the Alpine Pass

Will the dawn be watched forever.

yes! Poor city

How many free souls have you imprisoned!

But I will eventually escape from your shackles

Sing loudly under the unbridled blue sky.

Don't give me money, please give me a peaceful sky

Don't trap me, please let me fly freely.

Don't hurt me with clichés and fake smiles

Please give me the most authentic wildness and the beauty of appreciating nature.

Ah, escape! flee!

stray! stray!

My life has been more than once.

(2021.6.24)

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