船来了

十年前初读纪伯伦,记下了读书笔记,于此分享。
Kabul Gibran 1883-1931
纪伯伦一生颠沛流离,贫病交迫,终身未婚,英年早逝。他却将残酷的现实当作圣诞,把爱与美当作信仰,深情地为生命献上一朵玫瑰。
他出生于黎巴嫩一个宗教气息浓厚的家庭,1888年移居波士顿。16岁时发表第一篇散文诗,主编《真理》,批判统治者对人民的压迫和教会的堕落,文章在阿拉伯世界发表时,由于《叛逆的灵魂》被政府驱逐出境。1923年,他的《先知》出版,美国人将其称为“东方赠与西方最好的礼物”。
《先知》The Prophet
The coming of the ship
船来了
Long were the days of pain I have spent within its walls, and long were the nights of aloneness, and who can depart from his pain and aloneness without regret?
在这个城市中,我度过了多少个漫长而痛苦的日子,又经历了多少个漫长而孤寂的夜晚,谁能够无牵无挂地摆脱他的痛苦和孤寂?
Too many fragments of the spirit have I scattered in these streets, and I can not withdraw from them without a burden and an ache.
这里的大街小巷都撒满了我心灵的碎片,这里有许多充满朝气与希望的孩子穿梭在林间,我无法毫无负担与伤痛地,从这些景物中悄然离去。
A voice cannot carry the tongue and the lips that give it wings. Alone must it seek the ether.
唇齿赋予声音飞翔的翅膀,而声音却无法携唇齿同行,它只能独自翱翔天际。
And alone and without his nest shall the eagle fly across the sun.
雁鸟必须离开窝巢,才能独自飞越太阳。
The love
爱情
When love beckons to you, follow him, though his ways are hard and steep.
当爱召唤你时,跟随它,虽然道路艰难而险峻。
And when his wings enfold you yield to him, though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you.
当它展翅拥抱你时,顺应它,虽然它羽翼中的利刃会伤害你。
And when he speaks to you believe in him, though his voice may shatter your dreams as the north wind lays waste the garden.
当它开口对你说话时,相信它,虽然它的声音会像狂风劲扫花园似的击碎你的梦。
For even as love crowns you so shall be crucify you. Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning.
爱虽然可以为你加冕,但也能将你钉上十字架,它虽然可以助你成长,但也能将你削减。
To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night.
融化自己,使之似潺潺溪流,在夜晚吟唱自己的轻曲。
To know the pain of too much tenderness.
体会太多温柔带来的痛苦。
To be wounded by your own understanding of love.
为自己对爱的体会所伤害。
And to bleed willingly and joyfully.
并且心甘情愿地淌血。
The Marriage
婚姻
你们一同出生,也将长厢厮守。
当死神之翼驱散你们的生命时,
你们也应在一起。
即使在上帝的记忆中,你们也将始终相守,
但是请在你们 彼此的世界中保留一些空间
好让空中的风在你们之间舞蹈
彼此相爱,但不要让爱成为束缚
让爱成为奔流于你们灵魂海岸间的大海
注满彼此的杯盏,但不要只从一只杯中啜饮。
要将自己的面包赠与对方,而不是享用同一块。
两个人一起欢歌曼舞,同享欢愉,但也要各自保持自我。
就像琴上的弦虽为同一旋律震动,但琴与弦也是彼此分开的。
奉献你们的心,而不是握住对方的心不放。
因为只有生命的手才能紧握你们的心。
应站在一起,但不要靠的太近。
因为廊柱分离,才能撑起庙宇。
橡树与松柏也不能在彼此的阴影下生长。