有的人｜sOME pEOPLE
我們絕對有權選擇要成為哪樣的人，
內心的良知就是答案。
We absolutely have the right to choose what kind of person we want to be,
Our inner conscience is the answer.
臧克家 －《有的人》（一九四九年）：
Zang Kejia*₁ – “Some People”(1949)*₂:
有的人活著，他已經死了；
有的人死了，他還活著。
Some people are alive, he is already dead;
Some people are dead, he is still alive.
有的人，騎在人民頭上：“呵，我多偉大！”
有的人，俯下身子給人民當牛馬。
Some people ride on people’s back: “Ha, how great I am!”
Some people humble themselves and work hard for people as (cattle and) horses.
有的人，把名字刻入石頭想“不朽”；
有的人，情願作野草，等著地下的火燒。
Some people want to become “immortal” by carving their names into stones;
Some people prefer to be weeds, waiting to be burnt by the underground fire.
有的人，他活著別人就不能活；
有的人，他活著為了多數人更好地活。
Some people, they live, but then the others cannot live;
Some people, they live, to make other people’s lives better.
騎在人民頭上的，人民把他摔垮；
給人民作牛馬的，人民永遠記住他！
Who rides on the people’s back, people will break him down;
Who works hard for the people as (cattle and) horses, people will always remember him!
把名字刻入石頭的，名字比屍首爛得更早；
只要春風吹到的地方，到處是青青的野草。
Who has the name carved into the stone, his name will rot earlier than the body;
Where as long as the spring breeze blows, green weeds are everywhere.
他活著別人就不能活的人，他的下場可以看到；
他活著為了多數人更好活的人，群眾把他抬舉得很高，很高。
Who lives but then the others cannot live, his end can be seen;
Who lives to make other people’s lives better, the masses praise him very high, very high.
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*₁: Zang Kejia (8th October 1905 – 5th February 2004), a modern Chinese poet.
*₂: Thoughts on Commemorating the 13th Anniversary of Lu Xun’s Death.