Poem Performance

The poem Shaman at the University 《大学里的萨满》 from this book (#11) was recited and performed at the ASC Campus Campaign talent show, 2016. Professor Chan Park (DEALL) was the Korean professor who felt into a reverie; and Lauren Barrett (Flpubs) and Hanning Chen (NEALRC) recited the poem in English and Chinese, accompanied by beautiful Korean drum.

大学里的萨满
Shaman at the University

一位韩裔女教授
在美国的大学课堂上
图文并茂地讲解韩国的萨满
据说,在韩国的大学里
还专门设有萨满学系萨满告诉我们
天籁就是大音
自然便是大道
在探求生命真知的途中
世界从来不分强弱大小
每一类物种
每一个族群
都在对自然的本义
对灵魂的真谛
作出精微的思考
自在的表达剥开神秘的外衣
萨满,其实就是
人类祖先
常常通用的
一种求知方式
In a classroom at an American university
a female Korean professor
is graphically lecturing about
shamans in Korea.
It is said that the Department of Shaman Studies
has been set up in Korean universities.The shaman tells us that
the sound of the Heavens is the Great Sound,
and Nature is the Great Law.
In explaining the truth of life,
the world is not divided into strong or weak.
Every species,
every people,
has their own subtle way of thinking
and unconstrained expression
for revealing the wisdom of Nature,
and the truth of the soul.Peeling away the mysterious cloak,
Shamanism, in fact,
is but a normal means for our ancestors
to know the world.

2005年4月26日
April 26, 2005


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