28 Balik Piyer

<Balik Piyer>

Tatlongpung taon na

Lumabas tayo sa dagat 

Masuwerte at nakauwi tayo sa piyer 

Magkwentuhan 

Noong natapos ang aral natin

Sa medical school

Kanyang kanya ang lakad natin 

Masarap marinig ang hokkien natin

Malakas pa rin ang tawa natin

Ang pagkakaiba 

May sugat ang puso at katawan

May puti na ang buhok 

Kahit paano 

Ang dapat matutuhan 

Natuto 

Sa itong ciudad ng dayuhan 

Nakahawag ang baso na may kape 

Kahit inaantok 

Tatapusin ang kwento

《回港》

三十年前出海

有幸回港細述

醫學院畢業後

你我各奔東西

閩南話一樣溫心

笑聲一樣震耳

不同的是

心身多了傷疤

頭髮多了斑白

或多或少

該學的

也學了一點

在這異鄉城市

手握咖啡杯

再睏

也要把故事講完

12/27/15 休士頓

<Back to Pier>

Thirty years ago

We left for the sea

We are lucky to be back

To tell the story 

After medical school

We traveled in different directions 

Our hokkien is still heart warming

Our laughter is still deafening 

What is different 

Is the scar on our heart and body

Is the grey hair among the black

Somehow

We learned

What needs to be learned

In this foreign city

With a cup of coffee

No matter how sleepy

We shall finish the story

27 Araw ng Kahirapan ni Inay

<Araw ng Kahirapan ni Inay>

Ako ang may regalo 

Ako ang may awitan 

Subalit si inay ang nahirapan 

Natuwa si itay 

Natuwa ang lahat 

Subalit si inay lang ang may tuwa at sakit 

Siyam na buwan kami nagkasama 

Narinig ko ang lahat na kuwento 

Natikim ko ang lahat na kinain 

Naramdaman ko ang bawat tibok ng puso niya 

Sa araw na ito 

Ginupit ang pusod 

Sa araw na ito 

Naging dalawa ang buhay namin 

Matagal na

Lumipas na ang araw 

Nasa akin parin 

Ang yakap ni inay 

Maligayang bati 

Sa akin at kay inay 

《母親蒙難日》

是我有禮物

是我有歌唱

是母親有受難

父親帶著歡笑

大家帶著歡笑

只有母親帶著歡笑跟挨痛

我們在一起九個月

我聽到每個故事

我嚐到每種食物

我感受到她的每個心跳

在這一天

擠帶被剪

在這一天

我們變成兩個生活

已經很久了

日子也過了

我還是擁有

母親的擁抱

生日快樂

給我

給您

2015年12月19日于美國公爵市

<Mother's Day of Suffering>

I am the one who received the gifts

I am the one who enjoyed the singing

But mother is the one who suffered

My father was happy 

Everyone is happy 

But mother is the one who is was happy and in pain

We were together for nine months

I heard all the stories 

I tasted all the food

I felt every beat of her heart

On this day

The cord was cut

On this day

Our life became two lives

It's been a while 

The days have passed

I still have

My mother's embrace

Happy birthday

To me and to mother

26 Orion the Hunter

<Orion the Hunter>

Kagabi 

Malamig na gabi ng tag-lamig 

Nandiyan siya sa malayo na langit 

Kumakaway 

Huminto tayo 

Nais kong ipakilala kayo 

Iyan ang maliwanag na sinturon 

Iyan ang dalawang patak na paa 

Bikla kong na isip 

Hindi pwede 

Ikaw ang aking girlfriend nyagon at kailanman

12/18/15 ABQ, USA

《獵人星》

昨晚寒泠清靜的冬夜

他在遠空向我們招手

我們停下來

我想幫你們互相介紹

看那明亮的皮帶

看那單點的雙腳

突然發現

我不能把妳介紹給他

妳是我永遠的女朋友

2015年12月18日于美國公爵市

<Orion the Hunter>

Last night

It was a very cold winter night

He was standing far up the sky

Waving at us

We stopped

I was planning to introduce you 

See that shining belt

See those two dots of feet

Suddenly I realized

No way

You are my girlfriend forever

25 Christmas Tree

<Christmas Tree>

Magkasingtangkat tayo

Nakasabit sa katawan natin 

Ang nakaraan 

Nakaraang tuwa 

Nakaraang iyak 

Sa bawat sabit 

Isang mahabang kuwento 

Tuwing pasko 

Nilalabas uli

Masakit, pero masaya din

O sige

Magpalit tayo ng puwesto 

Ako naman ang may maraming ilaw 

Sa taon na ito 

12/12/15 ABQ,USA

《聖誕樹》

我們差不多高

我們身上都掛著往事

往日的歡笑

往日的哭啼

每ㄧ樣裝飾品

都有他的故事

每年聖誕節

再次掛起來

悲痛，但也愉快

好了

我們換個位子

今年換我帶著

閃亮的光

2015年12月12日于美國公爵市

<Christmas Tree>

We are about the same height

We both have our past attached

The past joy

The past sorrow 

Every decor

Has a long story 

And every Christmas 

We bring it up again

Painful, but happy too

Okay

Let us trade places

This year

It is my turn to carry the light

12/12/15 ABQ,USA