泰戈尔《吉檀迦利》新译33·进屋之后

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When it was day they came into my house and said, `We shall only take the smallest room here.'

They said, `We shall help you in the worship of your God and humbly accept only our own share in his grace'; and then they took their seat in a corner and they sat quiet and meek.

But in the darkness of night I find they break into my sacred shrine, strong and turbulent, and snatch with unholy greed the offerings from God's altar.

译文：

白天，他们走进我的屋子里说：“我们只占用最小的一间房。”

他们说：“我们要帮你祭拜你的上帝，只恭谦地领受我们那一份恩赐。”然后安静恭顺地坐在角落。

但黑夜里，我发现他们强行闯入我的圣殿，贪婪地攫取祭坛上的祭品。

翻译手记：

孟加拉语原作为《献歌集》第80首。

起义者的口号、革命党的宣言、竞选者的承诺、未婚夫的甜言蜜语，都不那么可信。