Aug. 21, 2025
Grandpa Is an Old Man
As far as I can remember, grandpa had been an old man.
He was so old, as if never had been young.
He was so old, as if was born to be my grandpa.
Although I never contemplated that he would die eventually.
I always thought: one could alway linger one year more, despite their oldness.
Yet he died anyway.
As mud walls:
with enough storms, the demise is guaranteed.
Gone.
Finished.
I know few about his past life.
He mentioned some; I forgot most.
Just like he loves me much,
I call him 'Grandpa' in return.
《爷爷是个老头》 王海桑
打我记事起，爷爷就是个老头。
他那么老，好像从来不曾年轻过，
他那么老，好像生来只为了做我的爷爷。
可我从未认真想过他有一天会死，
我总以为，一个人再老，总可以再活一年吧？
然而有一天他还是死了，
就像土垛的院墙，
风雨多了，总有一天会塌下来，
没了。
完了。
他的一生我也知道的很少，
他说过一些，我记不大起来，
就像他爱我很多，
我只是喊他声爷爷。
As far as I can remember, grandpa hads been an old man.
He was so old, as if never hadit was as if he had never been young.
He was so old, as if wasit was as if he was only born to be my grandpa.
AlthoughBut I never contemplatedseriously thought that he would die eventuallone day.
I always thought: that one could always linger one year more, despite their oldnessregardless of their age.
As mud walls:
¶¶
¶
with enough storms, the demise is guaranteed.
Just like with courtyard walls of piled earth, with enough storms, they will eventually collapse.
I know few about his pastlittle of his life.
He mentioned some things; I forgot most.
Just likeEven though he lovesd me so much,
¶ I only called him 'Grandpa' in return.
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You did such a good job capturing the sadness of this poem. Thanks for posting this!
Aug. 21, 2025
Yeah, my 爷爷 has passed for a decade. Sometimes I really wish I could've spent more time with him. And thank you for the polishing and everything!
As far as I can remember, grandpa had beenwas an old man.
He was so old, as if he had never had been young.
He was so old, as if was bornhe had been born only to be my grandpa.
AlthoughBut I never contemplatseriously considered that he would die eventuallone day.
I always thought: one could alway linger one year more, despite their oldness that no matter how old someone was, they could live one more year.
Yet he died anywaystill died.
As mudLike earthen walls:
¶—¶
¶
with enough storms, their demise is guaranteed.
I know fewvery little about his past life.
Just like he lovesd me much,
¶very much,¶
¶
¶
and I called him 'Grandpa' in return.
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Very poetic and sad
Aug. 21, 2025
Thank you. Yes, it's a Chinese poem I saw before. It did an impact on me when I read it, so I thought I could try to translate it into English.
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Grandpa Is an Old Man |
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He was so old, as if was born to be my grandpa. He was so old, as if He was so old, |
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Although I never contemplated that he would die eventually.
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I always thought: one could alway linger one year more, despite their oldness. I always thought
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As mud walls: with enough storms, the demise is guaranteed.
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Gone. |
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Finished. |
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I know few about his past life. I know I know |
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He mentioned some; I forgot most. He mentioned some things; I forgot most. |
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Just like he loves me much, I call him 'Grandpa' in return. Just like he love
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