《家国永合》

——八一建军节共筑家国永合

文/AI诗篇

Eternal Union of Family and Country

—— A Poem for the August 1st Army Day, 

in Celebration of an Eternal Unity 

of Family and Nation

Written By AI Shipian

九十九道年轮，

Ninety-nine rings of time,

枪杆守护的誓言，

Oaths guarded 

by the rifle’s might—

在和平安宁的

梦境里

In dreams 

of peace and stillness,

开出并蒂的莲。

Twin lotus blooms unite.

你

那边烽火淬过的铁，

Where you bear steel 

tempered by flame,

我

这边春水养过的玉，

I hold jade nursed 

by vernal streams—

在同一个黎明，

At the same dawn, 

熔成婚戒的圆。

they fuseInto a wedding ring’s 

round gleam.

红绸缠住枪托，

Red silk entwines the gunstock;

绣线缝补弹痕——

Embroidered threads 

mend scars of war—

喜字

贴在界碑背面，

The Double Happiness pasted 

on the stele’s back:

正面是山河，

Front, 

the mountains and rivers;

背面是炊烟。

Back, 

the smoke from every door.

让我们以茶代酒，

Let us 

raise tea in place of wine,

敬

所有未归的帆；

To honor 

all sails that never return;

以酒代茶，

And wine in place of tea,

敬

所有已圆的月。

To toast 

all moons that full burn.

百年

不过一次潮涨，

A century 

is but one tide’s swell—

而你我在潮声中，

And you and I, 

amid its roar,

把家国站成

Stand 

as home and country,

同一座屋檐。

Beneath one shared 

roof forevermore.

八月的风掀起盖头，

The August wind lifts 

the bridal veil—

一面是钢的誓言，

One side, 

a vow of steel;

一面是丝的缠绵。

One side, 

silk’s tender feel.

天地为证——

Heaven and earth 

bear witness—

这

山河永固的婚约，

This nuptial 

pact of mountains and seas,

从这一刻起，

From 

this moment hence,

融绘进每一盏

Melts into 

every lantern’s gleam,

中华

团圆的灯火里面。

Where 

Chinese reunions gleam