作者：泰戈尔
译者：水石山房主人（仗剑书生）
我翻译泰戈尔《飞鸟集》的缘起和翻译的原则，下文有简略的说明，不再赘述，这里只发布英文及译文，部分诗句附有简要的译者按语。
1
Stray birds of summer come to my window to sing and fly away.
And yellow leaves of autumn, which have no songs, flutter and fall there with a sigh.
夏日，悠闲的鸟儿来到我的窗前，唱着歌，又飞走了。
而秋天的黄叶无歌可唱，一声叹息，飘落在那里。
译者按：几经斟酌，Stray birds没有译为飞鸟或者离群的鸟儿，而是译作悠闲的鸟儿。具体的理由，我在翻译手记里作了解释，可参看：
2
O Troupe of little vagrants of the world, leave your footprints in my words.
啊，那一小队浪迹天涯的卖艺人，请把你们的足迹，留在我的诗文。
译者按：Troupe，流动的戏班子，小时候在农村还见过，表演杂技和魔术。
3
The world puts off its mask of vastness to its lover.
It becomes small as one song, as one kiss of the eternal.
世界对爱人揭下浩茫的面纱，变得微小，如一曲轻歌，如永恒之吻。
4
It is the tears of the earth that keep her smiles in bloom.
大地的泪水，滋养着她的笑颜永绽。
译者按：梁遇春有本散文集叫《泪与笑》，内有同名的文章，可以一阅。
5
The mighty desert is burning for the love of a blade of grass who shakes her head and laughs and flies away.
大漠如火，热恋芳草，芳草摇头，一笑而去。
6
If you shed tears when you miss the sun, you also miss the stars.
你若因错失太阳而垂泪，将会错过星空。
7
The sands in your way beg for your song and your movement, dancing water.
Will you carry the burden of their lameness?
欢舞的流水，你途中的泥沙，祈求你的歌唱，你的律动。
你愿背负这累赘同行吗？
译者按：看到这首诗，就会想起一个画面：母亲背着孩子，步履维艰，而孩子全然不觉，还央求母亲唱儿歌，走快一点。
8
Her wishful face haunts my dreams like the rain at night.
她热切的容颜，如夜雨萦绕我的梦魂。
9
Once we dreamt that we weres trangers.
We wake up to find that we were dear to each other.
梦中各分散，醒时同交欢。
译者按：译文化用自李白《月下独酌》：醒时同交欢，醉后各分散。我知道这样译与原文意思略有偏差，但实在是太喜欢这两句，就始终没有改。直译是这样的：曾经梦见我们形同陌路，醒来才发现，我们彼此相依。
10
Sorrow is hushed into peace in my heart like the evening among the silent trees.
忧伤平复于我心，如夜幕消融于幽林。
译者按：与第8首有异曲同工之秒，化抽象的心理活动为具体的自然现象。
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