Mom, if I grow up,
Hey, listen, I will be a strong person.
My arm will lift you up,
Like the wind blowing through a wheat field.
You sewed me when I was a baby,
I want to build a house for you.
If I cast steel beams,
I promise it's indestructible.
Your child, your Titan.
What a beautiful house I built for you,
The shade under the eaves
It will also refresh you.
I want to water your orchard,
The aroma of fruit came to my face.
Hang them on your skirt;
Flowers are soft and honey is sweet.
Maybe it's best to knit you a tapestry,
Weave tulip patterns,
Or chisel a pair of grinding discs.
While singing to you, I will grind your noodles.
Ah, how happy your young people are
Whether it's an iron smelting furnace or a windmill.
At sea, still doing chores.
Singing loudly.
My hands
Will open the window one after another;
Crops are harvested in bundles,
Let you count ...
Have you ever used red chalk?
Teach me how to create,
In your song.
Give me the whole valley and the ocean ...)
Ah! Your children will do beautifully,
Will put you in
Between the wheat waves,
On the rice pile ...
(Translated by Chen Guangfu)
This poem expresses the poet's praise for creation, labor, children and mother through the self-report of "coolie".
In the poem, accompanied by a colorful March of creation and labor played by a poet, a "coolie" image with infinite divine power was created. He is like the mighty Titan in Greek mythology, full of great vitality and creativity. He is persistent and confident, creating a beautiful life and an ideal future with hard-working hands; He loves his mother and has a heartfelt desire to serve; He is full of pride and self-confidence, and has unlimited wisdom and skills. He knows almost everything from building houses and weaving carpets to polishing and ironmaking.
In a high-spirited style, the poet praised "coolie" and praised hard work, kindness and courage. She placed great hopes on the children and devoted great enthusiasm to them, which showed the poet's deep love for them and wishes for a better future. The feelings in the poem are profound and strong, and the religious consciousness of the poet's universal love is all-inclusive and soothes everything. Although the poet's theme is hidden, it is everywhere. Coupled with the description of the beautiful scenery of the things created, the poetry is plated with a bright color.
Poets are good at expressing warm feelings in simple language, so the whole poem is fresh and natural in style, fluent, concise and plain in language, and has the characteristics of folk songs, which is worth reciting repeatedly. At the same time, it also marks the poet's transformation into a singer of the people in the form of poetry.
This poem is selected from mistral's second collection of poems, Tender Feelings, and it is a poem for children. At this time, the poet has got rid of the grief of losing his lover from the collection of despair, got rid of the blind expression of feelings, and turned his eyes to the vast world. As can be seen from this poem, this poem has lost the gloomy, bitter and sentimental style of death sonnets, but has become clear and fresh. Many tender children's poems, including this "coolie", have been set by musicians and are still popular among children in Latin America, while in Mexico, 4,000 children sang tender whole works. (leaf tide)