泰戈尔的诗集《萤火虫》 一 My fancies are fireflies,—— specks of living light twinkling in the dark 我的想象是一群飞舞的萤火虫 涌动着赋有生机的火花 在黑夜里闪烁,跳跃 二 The voice of wayside pansies, that do not attract the careless glance , murmurs in these desultory lines. 紫罗兰的呢喃 没能吸引路人不经意的眼光 独自 在这零散的诗行间低语 三 In the drowsy dark caves of the mind dreams build their nest with fragments dropped from day's caravan 在这困顿,阴郁 心灵的深处 梦 拎起烈日下行者遗落的碎片 铸造天堂 四 Spring scatters the petals of flowers that are not for the fruits of the furture, but for the moment's whim 在春天的撒下花瓣 不是为了秋的果实 而是为了这顷刻的异想 五 Joy freed from the bond of earth's slumber rushes into numberless leaves, and dances in the air for a day. 欢乐从大地的甜梦中得到释放 匆入密密的叶丛 凌空飞舞, 为这一日的欢乐 六 My words that are slight may lightly dance upon time's waves when my works heavy with import have gone down. 当我的诗行 在深重的思考中下沉时 我的细语 却在时光的曲波中曼舞 七 Mind's underground moths grow filmy wings and take a farewell flight in the sunset sky 心底的蛾虫 长出轻盈的翅膀 在布满晚霞的天空 作告别的飞翔 八 The butterfly counts not months but moments and has time enough 蝴蝶 刹那间的生命 却拥有了永远的美丽 九 My thoughts,like sparks,ride on winged surprises, carrying a single laughter. The tree gazes in love at its own beautiful shadow which yet it never can grasp. 我的思想如飞溅的火花, 在羽翼惊慌的振动中, 送出一个简单的笑容 树木渴恋地凝视着 自己美丽的倩影, 可是它只能这样永久地望着 十 Let my love,like sunlight,surround you and yet give you illumined freedom. 让我的爱时刻环绕着你 像太阳的光芒 带给你绚烂的自由 十一 Days are coloured bubbles that float upon the surface of fathomless ...