秘鲁女性用歌声和艺术疗愈自我
📖 逐句对照翻译
The 36-year-old Peruvian artist Sadith Silvano makes creations born of ancient songs.
36岁的秘鲁艺术家萨迪斯·席尔瓦诺从古老的歌谣中汲取灵感进行创作。
Brush in hand, eyes on the cloth, the Peruvian woman paints as she sings.
手拿画笔，眼观布料，这位秘鲁妇女一边作画一边唱歌。
And through her voice, her ancestors speak.
透过她的歌声，先辈们的声音得以传承。
“When we paint, we listen to the inspiration that comes from the music and connect to nature, to our elders,” said Silvano.
西尔瓦诺说：“我们作画时，会聆听音乐带来的灵感，与自然、与长辈建立联系。”
The artist now lives and works in Lima, Peru, where she moved 20 years ago from Paoyhan.
这位艺术家现居秘鲁利马，并在那里工作和生活。20年前，她从保扬搬到了利马。
It is a Shipibo-Konibo Indigenous community located in the Amazon.
这是一个位于亚马逊地区的希皮博-科尼博原住民社区。
“These pieces are sacred,” she added.
“这些作品是神圣的，”她补充道。
“We bless our work with the energy of our songs.”
我们用歌声的能量祝福我们的工作。
Official data says close to 33,000 Shipibo-Konibo people live in Peru.
官方数据显示，秘鲁境内居住着近3.3万名希皮博-科尼博人。
They are believed to come from the surroundings of the Uyacali river.
据信它们来自乌亚卡利河周边地区。
Many moved to urban areas like Cantagallo, the Lima neighborhood where Silvano lives.
许多人搬到了像坎塔加略这样的城市地区，那里是利马的一个街区，也是西尔瓦诺居住的地方。
Hand-painted textiles like the ones she makes have slowly gained recognition.
像她制作的那种手绘纺织品已逐渐获得认可。
Known as “kené,” these works were declared part of the “Cultural Heritage of the Nation” by the Peruvian government in 2008.
这些作品被称为“kené”，于2008年被秘鲁政府宣布为“国家文化遗产”的一部分。
Each kené is special, Shipibo craftswomen say.
希皮博族的女工匠们说，每一幅肯尼图案都独一无二。
Every design speaks of a woman’s community, her worldview and beliefs.
每一处设计都诉说着女性的社群、她的世界观与信仰。
“Every design tells a story,” Silvano said while dressed in traditional clothing.
“每件设计都讲述着一个故事，”西尔瓦诺身着传统服饰说道。
“It is a way in which a Shipibo woman distinguishes herself.”
这是希皮博女性彰显自身独特性的方式。
Paoyhan, where Silvano was born, is far from Lima.
保伊汉是西尔瓦诺出生的地方，离利马很远。
To get there requires an airplane flight and a 12-hour boat trip.
要到达那里，需要乘坐飞机并经历12小时的船程。
In her hometown, locals rarely speak languages other than Shipibo.
在她的家乡，当地人很少使用除希皮博语之外的语言。
Doors and windows there have no locks.
那里的门窗都没有锁。
Adela Sampayo, a 48-year-old healer who was born not too far from Paoyhan, moved to Cantagallo in 2000.
阿德拉·桑帕约是一位48岁的治疗师，出生在离保伊汉不远的地方，2000年搬到了坎塔加略。
But she says that all her skills come from the Amazon River area.
但她说她所有的技能都来自亚马逊河流域。
“Since I was a little girl, my mom treated me with traditional medicine,” said Sampayo.
桑帕约说：“从小我妈妈就用传统药物治疗我。”
“She gave me plants to become stronger, to avoid getting sick, to be courageous,” she added.
她补充道：“她给了我植物，让我变得更强壮、避免生病、变得勇敢。”
“That’s how the energy of the plants started growing inside me.”
“植物的能量就是这样开始在我体内生长的。”
Sampayo, too, communicates her worldview through her textiles.
桑帕约也同样通过她的纺织品传达自己的世界观。
Though she does not paint, she embroiders, and each thread tells a tale from home.
尽管她不作画，却擅长刺绣，每一根线都诉说着家乡的故事。
“Each plant has a spirit,” said the healer, pointing to the leaves embroidered in the cloth.
“每株植物都有灵，”治疗师指着布上绣的叶子说道。
“And medicinal plants come from God.”
而药用植物来自上帝。
The plants painted by Silvano also bear meaning.
西尔瓦诺画的植物也富有意义。
One of them represents pure love.
其中一个代表着纯洁的爱。
Another represents a wise man.
另一个代表智者。
And another, a serpent.
还有一条，是蛇。
“The anaconda is special for us,” Silvano said.
“森蚺对我们来说很特别，”西尔瓦诺说。
“It’s our protector, like a god that cares for us and provides food and water.”
它是我们的保护者，就像一位神明，眷顾着我们，赐予我们食物和水。
In ancient times, she said, her people believed that the sun was their father, and the anacondas were their guardians.
她说，在古代，她的族人相信太阳是他们的父亲，而蟒蛇是他们的守护者。
Colonization brought Catholicism and their worldview changed.
殖民统治带来了天主教，他们的世界观也随之改变。
“Nowadays we have different religions...but we respect our other beliefs too,” Silvano said.
“如今我们有不同的宗教……但我们也尊重其他的信仰，”西尔瓦诺说道。
For many years, after her father took her to Lima hoping for a better future, she thought of her time in the jungle.
多年来，在父亲带她去利马寻求更好未来之后，她一直想起自己在丛林里的时光。
Life in Paoyhan was not easy, but she learned to be strong at a young age.
保扬的生活并不容易，但她从小就学会了坚强。
“When we encounter difficult times, we overcome them with our therapy: designing, painting, singing,” Silvano said.
“当我们遇到困难时，我们会用我们的疗法来克服它们：设计、绘画、唱歌，”西尔瓦诺说。
“We have a song that is melodic and heals our soul, and another one that is inspiring and brings us joy.”
我们有一首歌，旋律优美，治愈我们的心灵；还有一首歌，鼓舞人心，带给我们欢乐。
Few Shipibo girls are told to study or make a living of their own, Silvano said.
西尔瓦诺说，很少有希皮博女孩被鼓励去学习或自己谋生。
Instead, they are taught to wait for a husband.
相反，她们被教导要等待丈夫。
And once married, they are taught to deal with problems, difficulties, or bad treatment.
一旦结婚，她们就被教导要应对问题、困难或恶劣对待。
“Even though we suffer, people tell us: Take it, he’s the father of your children. Take it, he is your husband,” Silvano said.
“尽管我们受苦，人们却告诉我们：忍了吧，他是你孩子的父亲。忍了吧，他是你的丈夫，”西尔瓦诺说。
“But deep inside, we are wounded. So what do we do? We sing.”
但在内心深处，我们受了伤。那我们该怎么办？我们唱歌。
The lesson is taught by mothers to daughters: If you are hurt at home, grab your cloth, your brush and leave.
这门课由母亲传授给女儿：如果你在家里受了伤，就拿起你的布、你的画笔，离开。
Go far away, alone, and sit.
走远一点，独自一人，坐下来。
Connect with your kené and paint.
与你的kené建立联系并作画。
And while you paint, sing.
一边画，一边唱。
“That’s our healing,” Silvano said.
“那就是我们的疗愈，”西尔瓦诺说道。
“Through our songs, our kenés, we are free.”
通过我们的歌声，我们的kenés，我们自由了。
I’m John Russell.
我是约翰·拉塞尔。
Maria Teresa Hernandez reported on this story for the Associated Press.
玛丽亚·特蕾莎·埃尔南德斯为美联社报道了此事。
John Russell adapted it for VOA Learning English.
约翰·拉塞尔为VOA英语学习频道改编了它。
