【名诗释译】泰戈尔——吉檀迦利（5）

作者：泰戈尔

译者：海伦

I ask for a moment's indulgence to sit by thy side. The works that I have in hand I will finish afterwards.

❶indulgence

英 [ɪnˈdʌldʒəns]      美 [ɪnˈdʌldʒəns]

n.沉溺；放纵；纵容；嗜好；爱好；享受；宽容；包涵

请容许我放任片刻，坐在你身旁。手头的活儿我可以放在稍后再做。

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Away from the sight of thy face my heart knows no rest nor respite, and my work becomes an endless toil in a shoreless sea of toil.

❷respite

英 [ˈrespaɪt]      美 [ˈrespɪt]

n.暂停；暂缓；短暂的延缓；喘息

v.延期；缓期执行（死刑）；使休息；使（苦痛等）暂时停止；使缓和；[军]停付（军人）薪饷

见不到你的脸孔时，我的心既不知道安宁，也得不到歇息，我的劳作就变成无边苦力之海的无尽苦力。

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Today the summer has come at my window with its sighs and murmurs; and the bees are plying their minstrelsy at the court of the flowering grove.

今天，夏日来到我窗前，叹息低语；蜂儿在花丛的宫殿里，尽情吟唱。

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Now it is time to sit quiet, face to face with thee, and to sing dedication of live in this silent and overflowing leisure.

现在，该静坐了，与你相对，在这静寂和充裕的闲暇里唱出生命的献歌。

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