The Furthest Distance in the World—Rabindranath Tagore

 

世界上最遥远的距离——罗宾德拉纳特·泰戈尔

 

The furthest distance in the world,

 

世界上最遥远的距离，

Is not between life and death,

不是生与死之间的距离，

But when I stand in front of you,

而是我站在你面前，

Yet you don’t know that I love you.

你却不知道我爱你。

The furthest distance in the world,

世界上最遥远的距离，

Is not when I stand in front of you,

不是我站在你面前，

Yet you can’t see my love,

你却看不到我对你的爱，

But when undoubtedly knowing the love from both.

而是感受到对方坚定的爱意。

Yet cannot be together

却不能在一起

The furthest distance in the world,

世界上最遥远的距离，

Is not being apart while being in love,

不是相爱的人不能在一起，

But when plainly cannot resist the yearning,

而是明明不能停止思念，

Yet pretending you have never been in my heart.

却装作对方从未走进自己心间。

The furthest distance in the world,

世界上最遥远的距离，

Is not when painly cannot resist the yearning,

并不是当不能停止思念时

yet pretending you have never been in my heart,

却装作对方从未走进自己心间。

but using one's indifferent heart,

是用冷漠的心，

To dig an uncrossable river,

为爱你的人，

For the one who loves you.

挖掘一条无法穿越的鸿沟。