纪伯伦

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纪伯伦的泪与笑的引子部分

A Tear And A Smile
I would not exchange the sorrows of my heart
For the joys of the multitude.
And I would not have the tears that sadness makes
To flow from my every part turn into laughter.

I would that my life remain a tear and a smile.

A tear to purify my heart and give me understanding
Of life's secrets and hidden things.
A smile to draw me nigh to the sons of my kind and
To be a symbol of my glorification of the gods.

A tear to unite me with those of broken heart;
A smile to be a sign of my joy in existence.

I would rather that I died in yearning and longing  than that I live Weary and despairing.

I want the hunger for love and beauty to be in the
Depths of my spirit,for I have seen those who are
Satisfied the most wretched of people.
I have heard the sigh of those in yearning and Longing, and it is sweeter than the sweetest melody.

With evening's coming the flower folds her petals
And sleeps, embracingher longing.
At morning's approach she opens her lips to meet
The sun's kiss.

The life of a flower is longing and fulfilment.
A tear and a smile.

The waters of the sea become vapor and rise and come
Together and area cloud.

And the cloud floats above the hills and valleys
Until it meets the gentle breeze, then falls weeping
To the fields and joins with brooks and rivers to Return to the sea, its home.

The life of clouds is a parting and a meeting.
A tear and a smile.

And so does the spirit become separated from
The greater spirit to move in the world of matter
And pass as a cloud over the mountain of sorrow
And the plains of joy to meet the breeze of death
And return whence it came.

To the ocean of Love and Beauty----to God.

从一开始就展现了纪伯伦最关心的文学主题：爱与美，大自然，生命哲学，人道主义，社会批判，诗人的使命和孤独，等等。

中文：我不想用人们的欢乐将我心中的忧伤换掉；也不愿让我那发自肺腑怆然而下的泪水变成欢笑。我希望我的生活永远是泪与笑：泪会净化我的心灵，让我明白人生的隐秘和它的深奥；笑使我接近我的人类同胞，它是我赞美主的标志、符号。泪使我借以表达我的痛心与悔恨；笑则流露出我对自己的存在感到幸福和欢欣。
我愿为追求理想而死，不愿百无聊赖而生。我希望在自己内心深处，有一种对爱与美如饥似渴的追求。因为在我看来，那些饱食终日、无所事事者是最不幸的人，不啻行尸走肉；在我听来，那些胸怀大志、有理想、有抱负者的仰天长叹是那样悦耳，胜过管弦演奏。
　　夜晚来临，花朵将瓣儿找起，拥抱着她的渴慕睡去；清晨到来，她张开劳唇，接受太阳的亲吻。花的一生就是渴慕与结交，就是泪与笑。
　　海水挥发，蒸腾，聚积成云，飘在天空。那云朵在山山水水之上飘摇，遇到清风，则哭泣着向田野纷纷而落，它汇进江河之中，又回到大海——它故乡的怀抱。云的一生就是分别与重逢，就是泪与笑。人也是如此：他脱离了那崇高的精神境界，而在物质的世界中瞒珊；他像云朵一样，经过了悲愁的高山，走过了欢乐的平原，遇到死亡的寒风，于是回到他的出发点：回到爱与美的大海中，回到主的身边。