
在不同语言中探索「爱」的深意—受CBC诗歌奖得主 Kyo Lee 启发
当我还小时,我常因为能够说多种语言而感到羞愧。尽管我没有明显的口音,我知道这是一种「他者」的标志。说中文是为了帮水电公司翻译紧张的电话对话,或者在没有菜单图片的餐厅点餐。讲中文是为了负责,成为一个小大人,成为我父母可以依赖的人。

当我还小时,我常因为能够说多种语言而感到羞愧。尽管我没有明显的口音,我知道这是一种「他者」的标志。说中文是为了帮水电公司翻译紧张的电话对话,或者在没有菜单图片的餐厅点餐。讲中文是为了负责,成为一个小大人,成为我父母可以依赖的人。

當我還小時,我常因爲能夠說多種語言而感到羞愧。儘管我沒有明顯的口音,我知道這是一種「他者」的標誌。說中文是為了幫水電公司翻譯緊張的電話對話,或者在沒有菜單圖片的餐廳點餐。講中文是為了負責,成為一個小大人,成為我父母可以依賴的人。

温哥华音乐家董篮在台北长大时,喜欢看在宫观外的台剧表演。 剧团会根据类似古典二胡等等中国民间乐器的音色布置小型舞台和舞台剧。“我总是注视着乐师们的演奏,” 董女士透过电话告诉 Pancouver, “我认为这是我接触传统音乐的一个开端。”音乐是道教信仰的内核之一,因为它被视为与神灵交谈的一种方式。 所以,这些节目是定期举行的。

溫哥華音樂家董籃在台北長大時,喜歡看在宮觀外的台劇表演。 劇團會根據類似古典二胡等等中國民間樂器的音色佈置小型舞台和舞台劇。“我總是注視著樂師們的演奏,” 董女士透過電話告訴 Pancouver, “我認為這是我接觸傳統音樂的一個開端。”音樂是道教信仰的核心之一,因為它被視為與神靈交談的一種方式。 所以,這些節目是定期舉行的。

Quand j’étais plus jeune, j’avais honte pour pouvoir parler plusieurs langues. Même si je n’ai pas d’accent notable, je savais que c’était un gage d’être une « autre ».

The quartet is comprised of violinist and violist Parmela Attariwala, erhu players Jun Rong and Lan Tung, and cellist Sungyong Lim.

딱히 특이한 억양을 구사하는 것도 아니었지만, 어릴 때에는 여러 언어를 구사할 줄 안다는 것이 부끄러웠습니다. 이미 어딘가 ‘다른’ 존재임을 증명하는 것이나 다름없기 때문입니다. 공공기관에 문의해야 하거나, 메뉴판에 따로 사진이 없는 식당에 갔을 경우에는 중국어를 사용하곤 했습니다. 그럴 때마다 저는 어른스럽고 듬직한 딸이었고 부모님도 저를 의지하시곤 했습니다.

A perspective on how language affects our perception of the world and of ourselves. Inspired by CBC Poetry Prize winner Kyo Lee.

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The Society of We Are Canadians Too created Pancouver to foster greater appreciation for underrepresented artistic communities. A rising tide of understanding lifts all of us.
We would like to acknowledge that we are gathered on the traditional and unceded territories of the Coast Salish peoples of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations. With this acknowledgement, we thank the Indigenous peoples who still live on and care for this land.
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