泰戈尔《园丁集》新译第3首·礼物

作者：泰戈尔

译者：水石山房主人

In the morning I cast my net into the sea. 

清晨，我将渔网撒进大海。

I dragged up from the dark abyss things of strange aspect and strange beauty-some shone like a smile, some glistened like tears, and some were flushed like the cheeks of a bride.

我从幽暗的深渊里拉出一些奇形异色的东西——有的明亮如微笑，有的闪烁如泪花，有的像新娘的脸颊一样绯红。

When with the day's burden I went home, my love was sitting in the garden idly tearing the leaves of a flower.

当我带着一天的重担回到家，我的爱人正坐在花园里悠闲地扯着花叶。

I hesitated for a moment, and then placed at her feet all that I had dragged up, and stood silent.

我犹豫片刻，然后将我打捞的所有东西放在她脚下，默默站着。

She glanced at them and said, “What strange things are these? I know not of what use they are!” 

她瞟了一眼说道：“这都是些什么鬼东西？我不知道它们有什么用！”

I bowed my head in shame and thought, “I have not fought for these, I did not buy them in the market; they are not fit gifts for her.”

我羞愧地低下头，默想：“我没有为它们奋斗，也不是从集市上买的；它们不配作为礼物送给她。”

Then the whole night through I flung them one by one into the street.

接下来的一整晚，我把它们一件一件扔到街上。

In the morning travellers came; they picked them up and carried them into far countries.

清晨，旅人路过，将它们捡起并带到遥远的异域。