歌词
Your children are not your children.
你的孩子 不是你的孩子
They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself.
乃是生命为自身渴望所诞之子
They come through you but not from you,
他们是借你而来 却不是从你而来
tthought they with you,they belong to themselves.
他们虽与你同在 却不属于你
You may give them your love but not your thought
你可以授之以爱 却不可授之以思想
For they have thoughts of their own.
因为他们有自己的思想
You may house their bodies not their soul
你可以庇护其身躯 却不能庇护其灵魂
For their souls dwell in the house of tomorrow,
因为他们的灵魂 栖于明日之屋
Which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
即使在梦中 你也无缘造访
You may strive to be like them,
你可以努力 去模仿他们
But seek not to make them like you,
却不能使他们变得像你
For life goes not backward nor tarries with yesterday.
因为生命不可逆行 也不会与昨日一同停留
You are the bows from which your children
你是弓，而你的孩子们
As living arrows are sent forth.
是弦上射出的生命之箭
The archer sees the mark upon the path of the infinite,
那射者在无尽未来之中看定了目标
And He bends you with His might,
也用全力将弓引满
That His arrows may go swift and far.
使他的箭矢迅速而遥远地射出
Let your bending in the archer’s hand be for gladness
让你心怀喜乐地在射者手中弯曲吧
For even as He loves the arrow that flies
因为他爱那射出的箭
So He loves also the bow that is stable
也爱了那静止的弓
Let your bending in the archer’s hand be for gladness
让你心怀喜乐地在射者手中弯曲吧
For even as He loves the arrow that flies
因为他爱那射出的箭
So He loves also the bow that is stable
也爱了那静止的弓
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