The Invention of Boxing
The god of language kicked the god of war’s
ass once at boxing.
The eloquent leather straps of his ancient gloves
(also his brass knuckles)
tore the god of war’s face up
like hand-broken hamburger meat
ready for a smoking pan.
It’s all about the simile, Slick, he said
and delivered the knockout blow—
stepped over his brother’s unconscious body,
smoothed his hair,
and made off with a busty shepherdess.
-M.
Based on:
Corinna, Fragment 654 (trans. Campbell, Vol. Greek Lyric IV) (C5th B.C.) :
"Of these nine daughters [of Asopos, all carried off by gods] … Tanagra [eponym of the Boiotian town], was seized by Hermes."
Corinna, Fragment 666 :
"For your [Tanagra’s] sake Hermes boxed against Ares."
渣翻译:
拳击的发明
在拳击中
语言之身狠狠扁了战争之神
雄辩的皮革裹住他的旧手套
(也裹在他黄铜的关节上)
战神的脸被他撕烂
像一块手撕的汉堡肉
正准备进入冒烟的平底锅
这有关明喻,机巧,他说
出了最后一拳将战神击晕
跨过他哥哥昏迷的身体
抚顺了自己的头发
和丰满的牧羊女一起离去
根据
科琳娜, 片段654(翻译:坎贝尔,希腊抒情诗第四卷)(C5th B.C):“从这九个女儿中(阿索波斯的九个女儿,都被神带走),Tanagra(Boiotian城名称的来源),被赫尔墨斯抓住。”
科琳娜,片段666:
“因为你(Tanagra)的缘故,赫尔墨斯和阿瑞斯打了一架。”