E. E. Cummings, "anyone lived in a pretty how town" (1940)

anyone lived in a pretty how town

anyone Lived in a Pretty How Town
(with up so floating many bells down)
spring summer autumn winter
he sang his didn't he danced his did﹒

Women and men (both little and small)
cared for anyone not at all
they sowed their isn't they reaped their same
sun moon stars rain

children guessed (but only a few
and down they forgot as up they grew
autumn winter spring summer)
that noone loved him more by more

when by now and tree by leaf
she laughed his joy she cried his grief
bird by snow and stir by still
anyone's any was all to her

someones married their everyones
laughed their cryings and did their dance
(sleep wake hope and then) they
said their nevers they slept their dream

stars rain sun moon
(and only the snow Can begin to explain
how children are apt to forget to remember
with up so floating many bells down)

one day anyone died I guess
(and noone stooped to kiss his face)
busy folk buried them side by side
little by little and was by was
all by all and deep by deep

and more by more they dream their sleep
noone and anyone earth by april
wish by spirit and if by yes.

Women and men (both dong and ding)
summer autumn winter spring
reaped their sowing and went their came
sun Moon stars rain

任何人住在一個相當如何的鎮上

任何人住在一個相當如何的鎮上
(伴隨著鐘聲飄逸)
春 夏 秋 冬
他唱他的無能 他舞著他所能。

女人和男人(皆低微、渺小)
不在乎任何人
他們播著他們的非 他們收穫他們的同
日 月 星 雨

孩子猜測(但只有一些
當他們長大後便忘卻
秋 冬 春 夏)
沒有人越來越愛他

當下取代那時 樹上長出葉子
她笑他的樂 她哭他的悲
雪中鳥 平靜中攪動
任何人的任何是她的所有

某人嫁給每個人
笑著他們的苦 擺起他們的舞
(睡了 醒了 希望 然後) 他們
說著他們的從不 他們把夢睡了

星 雨 日 月
(只有雪可以開始闡明
孩子們是如何易於忘卻回憶
同時許多鐘聲飄逸著)

有一天任何人死了 我猜
(沒有人彎下腰來親吻他的臉)
忙碌的人們將他倆埋在一起
微秒與微秒 曾經與曾經

所有與所有 深刻與深刻
越來越多 他們夢見他們的沉睡
沒有人和任何人在四月間入土
冀望被靈魂取代 如果被是取代。

女人和男人 (皆如鐘聲般)
夏 秋 冬 春
從播種中收成然後回到他們來的地方
日 月 星 雨

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