Raudan synty / The birth of iron
铁的诞生
ink on rice paper, 44x60cm
纸本水墨, 2022
The god Ukko rubbed his two big hands, and three iron girls appeared. They wandered among the clouds, milk flowing to the earth. Wherever the black milk falls, there is the softest wrought iron. Wherever the white milk flows, there is the hardest steel. Wherever the red milk flows, there is unrefined pig iron.
天神乌戈摩擦着他的两只大手,三个铁女郎出现。她们在云朵中徘徊,乳汁流到大地。黑色的乳汁落到哪里,哪里就有最软的熟铁。白色的乳汁流到哪里,哪里就有最硬的钢铁。红色的乳汁流到哪里,哪里就有未炼的生铁。
©2021 Hong Liu-Sertti