雙語(yǔ)《吉檀迦利》 我在村路上沿門乞求的時(shí)候

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I HAD gone a-begging from door to door in the village path, when thy golden chariot appeared in the distance like a gorgeous dream and I wondered who was this King of all kings!

My hopes rose high and me thought my evil days were at an end, and I stood waiting for alms to be given unasked and for wealth scattered on all sides in the dust.

The chariot stopped where I stood. Thy glance fell on me and thou earnest down with a smile. I felt that the luck of my life had come at last. Then of a sudden thou didst hold out thy right hand and say “What hast thou to give to me?”

Ah, what a kingly jest was it to open thy palm to a beggar to beg! I was confused and stood undecided, and then from my wallet I slowly took out the least little grain of corn and gave it to thee.

But how great my surprise when at the day’s end I emptied my bag on the floor to find a least little grain of gold among the poor heap. I bitterly wept and wished that I had had the heart to give thee my all.

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我在村路上沿門乞求的時(shí)候，

你的金輦像一個(gè)華麗的夢(mèng)從遠(yuǎn)處出現(xiàn)，

我在猜想這萬(wàn)王之王是誰(shuí)！

我的希望高升，我覺(jué)得我苦難的日子將要告終，

我站著等候你自動(dòng)地施與，

等候那撒擲在塵埃里的財(cái)寶。

車輦在我站立的地方停住了。

你看到我，微笑著下車。

我覺(jué)得我的運(yùn)氣到底來(lái)了。

忽然你伸出右手來(lái)說(shuō)：

“你有什么給我呢？”

啊，這開的是什么樣的帝王的玩笑，

向一個(gè)乞丐伸手求乞！

我糊涂了，猶疑地站著，

然后從我的口袋里慢慢地拿出一粒最小的玉米獻(xiàn)上給你。

但是我吃驚不小。

當(dāng)我在晚上把口袋倒在地上的時(shí)候，

在我乞討來(lái)的粗劣?xùn)|西之中，我發(fā)現(xiàn)了一粒金子。

我痛哭了，恨我沒(méi)有慷慨地將我所有的都獻(xiàn)給你。