蒂尔达·斯文顿 | 朗读波斯诗人鲁米的诗

蒂尔达·斯文顿|朗读波斯诗人鲁米的诗

Like This

——by Rumi

If anyone asks you

how the perfect satisfaction

of all our sexual wanting will look

lift your face and say

Like this

如果有人问你

我们所有的性欲

都被完全满足

那会怎样？

你就抬起你的脸

然后说，就这样

When someone mentions the gracefulness

of the night sky

Climb on the roof and dance and say

Like this

当有人谈论夜空的美妙

你就爬上屋顶舞蹈

然后说，就这样？

If anyone wants to know what “spirit” is

or what “God’s fragrance” means

lean your head toward him or her

Keep your face there close

Like this

如果有人想要知道什么是“灵魂”

或者“神的芬芳”有何含义

将你的头靠近他或她

让你的脸贴得很近

就这样

When someone quotes the old poetic image

about clouds gradually uncovering the moon

slowly loosen knot by knot the strings

of your robe

Like this

当有人引用古诗的意境：

浮云渐渐遮住月亮

你就一节一节缓缓解开

你的长袍，就这样

If anyone wonders how Jesus raised the dead

don't try to explain the miracle

Kiss me on the lips

Like this

Like this

如果有人怀疑耶稣如何让死人复活

不要尝试解释神迹

你就亲吻我的双唇

就这样

就这样

When someone asks what it means

to “die for love”, point here

如果有人问

“为爱而死”是什么意思

你就指指这里

If someone asks how tall I am

frown and measure with your fingers the space

between the creases on your forehead

This tall

如果有人问我有多高

你要皱起眉头

用你的手指丈量你额头皱纹的间距

这么高

The soul sometimes leaves the body，then returns

when someone doesn’t believe that

walk back into my house

Like this

灵魂有时离开身体然后返回

如果有人不信

你就回到我的房间

就这样

I am a sky where spirits live

Stare into this deepening blue

While the breeze says a secret

Like this

我是灵魂居住的天空

凝视这越来越深的湛蓝

这时微风在述说一个秘密

就这样

When someone asks what there is to do

light the candle in his hand

Like this

当有人问有什么事要做

你就点亮他手中的蜡烛

就这样

How did Joseph’s scent come to Jacob

Huuuuu

How did Jacob’s sight return

Huuuu

A little wind cleans the eyes

Like this

约瑟的香味如何被雅各闻到？

呼——

雅各如何复明？

呼——

就这样

一阵风儿扫净眼睛

When Shams comes back from Tabriz

he’ll put just his head around the edgeof the door

to surprise us

Like this

当沙姆士从大不里士回来

他就会把头靠在门边

把我们吓一跳

就这样