飞鸟集(九)

飞鸟集(九)

( 作者： 泰戈尔 )

我把在那些已逝去的世界上的繁荣带到我的世界上来。

I carry in my world that flourishes the worlds that have failed.

 亲爱的朋友呀，当我静听着海涛时，我好几次在暮色深沉的黄昏里，在这个

海岸上，感到你的伟大思想的沉默了。

Dear friend, I feel the silence of your great thoughts of many a

deepening eventide on this beach when I listen to these waves.

 鸟以为把鱼举在空中是一种慈善的举动。

The bird thinks it is an act of kindness to give the fish a life

in the air.

 夜对太阳说道：“在月亮中，你送了你的情书给我。”

“我已在绿草上留下了我的流着泪点的回答了。”

In the moon thou sendest thy love letters to me,

I leave my answers in tears upon the grass.

 伟人是一个天生的孩子，当他死时，他把他的伟大的孩提时代给了世界。

The great is a born child; when he dies he gives his great childhood

to the world.

 不是槌的打击，乃是水的载歌载舞，使鹅卵石臻于完美。

Not hammer-strokes, but dance of the water sings the pebbles

into perfection.

 蜜蜂从花中啜蜜，离开时营营地道谢。

浮华的蝴蝶却相信花是应该向它道谢的。

Bees sip honey from flowers and hum their thanks when they leave.

The gaudy butterfly is sure that the flowers owe thanks to him.

 如果你不等待着要说出完全的真理，那末把真话说出来是很容易的。

To be outspoken is easy when you do not wait to speak the complete truth.

 “可能”问“不可能”道：

“你住在什么地方呢?”

它回答道：“在那无能为力者的梦境里。”

Asks the Possible to the Impossible,

Where is your dwelling-place?

In the dreams of the impotent, comes the answer.

 如果你把所有的错误都关在门外时，真理也要被关在门外面了。

If you shut your door to all errors truth will be shut out.

 我听见有些东西在我心的忧闷后面萧萧作响，--我不能看见它们。

I hear some rustle of things behind my sadness of heart,

---I cannot see them.

 闲暇在动作时便是工作。

静止的海水荡动时便成波涛。

Leisure in its activity is work.

The stillness of the sea stirs in waves.

 绿叶恋爱时便成了花。

花崇拜时便成了果实。

The leaf becomes flower when it loves.

The flower becomes fruit when it worships.

 埋在地下的树根使树枝产生果实，却不要什么报酬。

The roots below the earth claim no rewards for making the branches

fruitful.