第8章 做自己想做的人(8)
83
He who wants to do good knocks at the gate；he who loves finds the gate open.
那想做好人的，在门外敲着门；那爱人的，看见门敞开着。
84
In death the many becomes one；in life the one becomes many.
Religion will be one when God is dead.
在死的时候，众多合而为一；在生的时候，一化为众多。
神死了的时候，宗教便将合而为一。
85
The artist is the lover of Nature， therefore he is her slave and her master.
艺术家是自然的情人，所以他是自然的奴隶，也是自然的主人。
86
How far are you from me， O Fruit？
I am hidden in your heart， O Flower.
“你离我有多远呢，果实呀？”
“我藏在你心里呢，花呀。”
87
This longing is for the one who is felt in the dark， but not seen in the day.
这个渴望是为了那个在黑夜里感觉得到，在大白天里却看不见的人。
88
You are the big drop of dew under the lotus leaf， I am the smaller one on its upper side， said the dewdrop to the lake.
露珠对湖水说道：“你是在荷叶下面的大露珠，我是在荷叶上面的较小的露珠。”
89
The scabbard is content to be dull when it protects the keenness of the sword.
刀鞘保护刀的锋利，它自己则满足于它的迟钝。
90
In darkness the One appears as uniform；in the light the One appears as manifold.
在黑暗中，“一”视如一体；在光亮中，“一”便视如众多。
91
The great earth makes herself hospitable with the help of the grass.
大地借助于绿草，显出她自己的殷勤好客。
92
The birth and death of the leaves are the rapid whirls of the eddy whose wider circles move slowly among stars.
绿叶的生与死乃是旋风的急骤的旋转，它的更广大的旋转的圈子乃是在天上繁星之间徐缓的转动。
93
Power said to the world：You are mine.
The world kept it prisoner on her throne.
Love said to the world， I am thine.
The world gave it the freedom of her house.
权势对世界说道：“你是我的。”
世界便把权势囚禁在她的宝座下面。
爱情对世界说道：“我是你的。”
世界便给予爱情以在她屋内来往的自由。
94
The mist is like the earth's desire.
It hides the sun for whom she cries.
浓雾仿佛是大地的愿望。
她藏起了太阳，而太阳原是她所呼求的。
95
Be still， my heart， these great trees are prayers.
安静些吧，我的心，这些大树都是祈祷者呀。
96
The noise of the moment scoffs at the music of the Eternal.
瞬刻的喧声，讥笑着永恒的音乐。
97
I think of other ages that floated upon the stream of life and love and death and are forgotten， and I feel the freedom of passing away.
我想起了浮泛在生与爱与死的川流上的许多别的时代，以及这些时代之被遗忘，我便感觉到离开尘世的自由了。
98
The sadness of my soul is her bride's veil.
It waits to be lifted in the night.
我灵魂里的忧郁就是她新婚的面纱。
这面纱等候着在夜间卸去。
99
Death's stamp gives value to the coin of life；making it possible to buy with life what is truly precious.
死之印记给生的钱币以价值，使它能够用生命来购买那真正的宝物。
100
The cloud stood humbly in a corner of the sky.
The morning crowned it with splendour.
白云谦逊地站在天之一隅。
晨光给它戴上霞彩。
101
The dust receives insult and in return offers her flowers.
尘土受到损辱，却以她的花朵来报答。
102
Do not linger to gather flowers to keep them， but walk on， for flowers will keep themselves blooming all your way.
只管走过去，不必逗留着采了花朵来保存，因为一路上花朵自会继续开放的。
103
Roots are the branches down in the earth.
Branches are roots in the air.
根是地下的枝。
枝是空中的根。
104
The music of the far-away summer flutters around the Autumn seek-ing its former nest.
远远去了的夏之音乐，翱翔于秋间，寻求它的旧垒。
105
Do not insult your friend by lending him merits from your own pocket.
不要从你自己的袋里掏出勋绩借给你的朋友，这是污辱他的。
106
The touch of the nameless days clings to my heart like mosses round the old tree.
无名的日子的感触，攀缘在我的心上，正像那绿色的苔藓，攀缘在老树的周身。
107
The echo mocks her origin to prove she is the original.
回声嘲笑她的原声，以证明她是原声。
108
God is ashamed when the prosperous boasts of His special favour.
当富贵利达的人夸说他得到神的特别恩惠时，上帝却羞了。
109
I cast my own shadow upon my path， because I have a lamp that has not been lighted.
我投射我自己的影子在我的路上，因为我有一盏还没有燃点起来的明灯。
110
Man goes into the noisy crowed to drown his own clamour of silence.
人走进喧哗的群众里去，为的是要淹没他自己的沉默的呼号。
青春的飞逝
Following Youth
There are gains for all our losses.
There are balms for all our pain；
But when youth， the dream， departs
It takes something from our hearts，
And it never comes again.
We are stronger， and are better，
Under manhood's sterner reign；
Still we feel that something sweet
Following youth， with flying feet，
And will never come again.
Something beautiful is vanished，
And we sigh for it in vain；
We behold it everywhere，
On the earth， and in the air，
But it never comes again！
我们失去的一切都能得到补偿，
我们所有的痛苦都能得到安慰；
可是梦境似的青春一旦消逝，
它带走了我们心中的某种美好，
从此一去不复返。
我们变得日益刚强、更臻完美，
在严峻的成年生活驱使下；
可是依然感到甜美的情感，
已随着青春飞逝，
不再返回。
美好已经消逝，
我们枉自为此叹息；
尽管在天地之间，
我们处处能见青春的魅力，
可是它不再返回！