Stray Birds 飞鸟集(121- 130)

I carry in my world that flourishes the worlds that have failed.

我把在那些已逝去的世界上的繁荣带到我的世界上来。

Dear friend, I feel the silence of your great thoughts of many a deepening eventide on this beach when I listen to these waves.

亲爱的朋友呀，当我静听着海涛时，我好几次在暮色深沉的黄昏里，在这个海岸上，感到你的伟大思想的沉默了。

The bird thinks it is an act of kindness to give the fish a life in the air.

鸟以为把鱼举在空中是一种慈善的举动。

“In the moon you send your love letters to me, ” said the night to the sun.

I leave my answers in tears upon the grass.

夜对太阳说道：“在月亮中，你送了你的情书给我。”

“我已在绿草上留下了我的流着泪点的回答了。”

The great is a born child; when he dies he gives his great childhood

to the world.

伟人是一个天生的孩子，当他死时，他把他的伟大的孩提时代给了世界。

Not hammer-strokes, but dance of the water sings the pebbles into perfection.

不是槌的打击，乃是水的载歌载舞，使鹅卵石臻于完美。

Bees sip honey from flowers and hum their thanks when they leave.

The gaudy butterfly is sure that the flowers owe thanks to him.

蜜蜂从花中啜蜜，离开时营营地道谢。

浮华的蝴蝶却相信花是应该向它道谢的。

To be outspoken is easy when you do not wait to speak the complete truth.

如果你不等待着要说出完全的真理，那末把真话说出来是很容易的。

Asks the Possible to the Impossible,

Where is your dwelling-place?

In the dreams of the impotent, comes the answer.

“可能”问“不可能”道：

“你住在什么地方呢？”

它回答道：“在那无能为力者的梦境里。”

If you shut your door to all errors truth will be shut out.

如果你把所有的错误都关在门外，真理也要被关在门外面了。