By Alootook Ipellie

I saw a picture today， in the pages of a book.

It spoke of many memories of when I was still a child：

Snow covered the ground，

And the rocky hills were cold and gray with frost.

The sun was shining from the west，

And the shadows were dark against the whiteness of the

Hardened snow.

My body felt a chill

Looking at two Inuit boys playing with their sleigh，

For the fur of their hoods was frosted under their chins，

From their breathing.

In the distance， I could see at least three dog teams going away，

But I didnt know where they were going，

For it was only a photo.

I thought to myself that they were probably going hunting，

To where they would surely find some seals basking on the ice.

Seeing these things made me feel good inside，

And I was happy that I could still see the hidden beauty of the land，

And know the feeling of silence.

我今天看见一张照片，在一本书的书页里，

它讲述了很多我还是孩童时的回忆：

雪覆盖了大地，

岩石山丘因结霜而寒冷灰白。

太阳正从西边照耀着，

与黑暗阴影形成对比的是白色的

坚硬冻雪。

我的身体感到一阵寒意

看着两个因纽特男孩玩弄他们的雪橇，

因为在他们的颏下，他们兜帽的毛皮被霜覆盖，

由他们的呼吸造成。

在远处，我能看见至少三队狗正在离开，

但我不知道它们去往哪里，

因为这只是一张相片。

我心中想着，他们可能是出去打猎，

去一个他们肯定能发现些在冰上晒太阳的海豹的

地方。

看着这些事物让我觉得内心愉快，

我也很高兴自己还能看见这片土地上隐藏的美，

并感受寂静的氛围。

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因纽特族作家兼艺术家阿洛图克·伊佩利（Alootook Ipellie， 1951—2007）出生于加拿大巴芬岛（Baffin Island）东南部海湾一个狩猎营地中，在他不到一岁时，父亲外出狩猎，意外身亡，后来母亲便带他去村庄中居住。伊佩利的童年见证了20世纪50年代加拿大政府的高纬度北极地区迁徙政策（High Arctic Relocation），他和族人因此被迫放弃传统的游牧生活，迁居至政府资助扶持的因纽特人定居点，逐渐接触现代文明及城镇化生活。成年后的伊佩利致力于继承和推广因纽特民族文化，创作并发表了大量漫画、诗文和翻译作品，被曾获加拿大勋章（Order of Canada）的当代著名文豪约翰·罗伯特·科隆博（John Robert Colombo）誉为“最高产的因纽特作家”。《“他们看起来多么喧闹”》这首诗便是通过对因纽特人往日生活的回忆，来表现现代文明既侵袭破坏，又记录保存该民族传统的矛盾。……