火柴天堂

Lotus                                                                      莲花

On the day when the lotus bloomed,                     莲花开放的日子，
alas,                                                       &nbp;               哎呀，
my mind was straying,and I knew it not.               我不自觉地神魂飘荡。
My basket was empty                                            我的篮子是空的，
and the flower remained unheeded.                     花儿并没被注意到。

Only now and again a sadness fell upon me,       不时地有悲哀向我袭来，
and I started up from my dream                           我从梦中惊醒，
and felt a sweet trace of a strange fragrance      感到奇妙的芳香的痕迹，
in the south wind.                                                留在南风中。

That vague sweetness                                        这奇妙的芳香
made my heart ache with longing                       使我想念得心痛，
and it seemed to me that is was                        它仿佛是
the eager breath of the summer                         夏天渴望的气息，
seeking for its completion.                                  正在寻求圆满。

I knew not then that it was so near,                  我不知那时它离我是如此的近，
that it was mine,                                                 还是我的，
and that this perfect sweetness                         这完美的芳香
had blossomed in the depth of my own heart.   已经在我的心灵深处绽放。

                                                                               ————《吉檀迦利》
                                                                                      印度诗人泰戈尔