English Story

泰戈尔《飞鸟集》之十二

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我的昼间之花,落下它那被遗忘的花瓣。
在黄昏中,这花成熟为一颗记忆的金果。
My flower of the day dropped its petals forgotten.
In the evening it ripens into a golden fruit of memory.
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我象那夜间之路,正静悄悄地谛听着记忆的足音。
I am like the road in the night listening to the footfalls of its memories in silence.
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黄昏的天空,在我看来,象一扇窗户,一盏灯火,灯火背后的一次等待。
The evening sky to me is like a window, and a lighted lamp, and a waiting behind it.
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太急于做好事的人,反而找不到时间去做好人。
He who is too busy doing good finds no time to be good.
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我是秋云,空空地不载着雨水,但在成熟的稻田中,可以看见我的充实。
I am the autumn cloud, empty of rain, see my fulness in the field of ripened rice.
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他们嫉妒,他们残杀,人反而称赞他们。
然而上帝却害了羞,匆匆地把他的记忆埋藏在绿草下面。
They hated and killed and men praised them.
But God in shame hastens to hide its memory under the green grass.
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脚趾乃是舍弃了其过去的手指。
Toes are the fingers that have forsaken their past.
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黑暗向光明旅行,但是盲者却向死亡旅行。
Darkness travels towards light, but blindness towards death.
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小狗疑心大宇宙阴谋篡夺它的位置。
The pet dog suspects the universe for scheming to take its place.
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静静地坐着吧,我的心,不要扬起你的尘土。
让世界自己寻路向你走来。
Sit still, my heart, do not raise your dust.
Let the world find its way to you.