泰戈尔：《世界上最遥远的距离》英语版原文

Answer 1

The furthest distance in the world
Is not between life and death,
But when I stand before you,
Yet you know not that I love you.
The furthest distance in the world
Is not when I stand before you,
Yet you cannot see my love,
But when unequivocally aware of each other's love,
Yet cannot be together.
The furthest distance in the world
Is not the separation in love,
But when I cannot withstand the longing,
Yet pretend you have never occupied my heart.
The furthest distance in the world
Is not struggling against the tide,
But using a heart void of emotion
To dig an uncrossable river
For the one who loves you.
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The farthest distance in the world
Is not between life and death,
But when I stand in front of you,
Yet you don't know that I love you.
The farthest distance in the world
Is not when I stand in front of you,
Yet you can't see my love,
But when we are fully aware of our love for each other,
Yet cannot be united.
The farthest distance in the world
Is not the separation in love,
But when I am acutely tormented by my yearning,
Yet have to feign indifference.
The farthest distance in the world
Is not the struggle against the tides,
But the creation of an insurmountable chasm
With a heart devoid of warmth
Between those who love each other.
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The farthest distance in the world
Is not the distance between trees,
But the branches that grow from the same root
Yet cannot intertwine in the wind.
The farthest distance in the world
Is not the inability to be together,
But the stars that watch each other from afar
With no convergence in their paths.
The farthest distance in the world
Is not the paths of the stars,
But even when their trajectories intersect,
In an instant, they are nowhere to be found.
The farthest distance in the world
Is not the instant disappearance,
But the predestined inability to meet
Before even having met.
The farthest distance in the world
Is the distance between a flying bird and a fish,
One soaring through the skies,
The other deep beneath the sea.
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This poem, "The Furthest Distance in the World," is adapted from the works of印度诗人 Rabindranath Tagore.详情