I Cannot Remember My Mother
---Tagore
I cannot remember my mother
only sometimes in the midst of my play
a tune seems to hover over my playthings
the tune of some song that she used to
hum while rocking my cradle.
I cannot remember my mother
but when in the early autumn mornings
the smell of shiuli flowers floats in the air
the scent of the morning service in the temple
comes to me as the scent of my mother.
I cannot remember my mother
only when from my bedroom window I send
my eyes into the blue of the distant sky
I feel the stillness of my mother's gaze on my face
has spread all over the sky.
仿 佛
泰戈尔
我不记得我的母亲
只是在游戏中间
有时仿佛有一段歌调
在我玩具上回旋
是她在晃动我的摇蓝
所哼的那些歌调
我不记得我的母亲
但是在初秋的早晨
合欢花香在空气中
浮动庙殿里晨祷的馨香
仿佛向我吹来母亲的气息
我不记得我的母亲
只是当我从卧室的窗口
外望悠远的蓝天
我仿佛觉得母亲凝住我的眼光
布满了整个天空
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