My world is receding

I can see you

I can touch you

And

I can hear you

The moment you were born

Your voice permeates the whole house

And

Permeates my whole heart

When you cry

When nothing else works

I sing you a song

You quiet down immediately

You giggle your smile

You shout out your excitement

You vent your anger

You cry for your pain

All are parts of the symphony

Of life

That light up the house

That light up my day

But my hearing

Recedes bit by bit

Your voice

Blurs bit by bit

I try to turn my ear

Closer to you

But I feel my world

Recedes further from you

Please sing me a song

Please read me a poem

Please tell me a story

Please play a piece of music

While my world

Is receding

在我慢慢褪色的世界里

喜看 轻抚和听见

出生的一瞬间

你的声音已嘹亮了世界

久久弥漫在心田

你的哭泣

我无招以应变

却在歌声中

让你渐渐入眠

你愤怒 激动的哭和笑

奏起这生活的乐章

明亮了全室

灿烂了我的日子

但我能听到的

越来越少

你的声音也

越来越飘缈

越凑近耳朵去听

却越觉世界之遥

请为我唱歌，诵诗

弹曲或讲讲故事

在我慢慢褪色的世界里…

作者：陈京

译文：Coral珊瑚

2017-5-12

今天先生在和儿子通电话时，发现自己的听力下降，听不清儿子电话里的声音，有感而创作了这首诗。