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The Gardener XXVIII

Rabindranath Tagore

       Your questioning eyes are sad. They seek to know my

meaning as the moon would fathom the sea.

      I have bared my life before your eyes from end to end, with nothing
hidden or held back. That is why you know me

not.
      If it were only a gem, I could break it into a hundred

pieces and string them into a chain to put on your neck.
      If it were only a flower, round and small and sweet, I

could pluck it from its stem to set it in your hair.
      But it is a heart, my beloved. Where are its shores and its

bottom?
      You know not the limits of this kingdom, still you are its

queen.
      If it were only a moment of pleasure it would flower in an

easy smile, and you could see it and read it in a moment.
      If it were merely a pain it would melt in limpid tears,

reflecting its inmost secret without a word.
      But it is love, my beloved.
      Its pleasure and pain are boundless, and endless its wants and wealth.
      It is as near to you as your life, but you can never wholly

know it. 

《园丁集》第 28首

泰戈尔

你探寻的目光含着悲伤。它们想了解我的意思，就像月光丈量海洋。

我已经把全部的生命裸露在这目光里，自始至终，没有任何保留和隐藏。

所以你才不会了解我。

如果它是一块宝石，我能让它碎成一百粒，串成项链，挂在你脖子上。

如果它是一朵花，又圆又小又香甜，我能把它从枝上采下，戴在你头发上。

但它是一颗心啊，我的爱人，何处才是它的边和底？

你并不知道这王国的边界，但你仍是它的王后。

如果它只是片刻的欢愉，它将在轻易的喜笑中盛开，你可以瞬间看到、读懂。

如果它只是痛苦，它将化作晶莹的泪，不着一字地反映出最深的秘密。

但它是爱啊，我的爱人。

它的快乐和痛苦无边，它的欲求和财富无尽。

它和你亲近得如同你的生命，但你永远也不能完全了解它。

（朱涛参照冰心译本改译）