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WHAT'S PAST IS PROLOGUE

Smoke boasts to the sky, and Ashes to the earth, that they are brothers to the fire.
— Rabindranath Tagore

烟雾向天空吹嘘,灰烬向大地夸耀,自称他们是烈焰的兄弟
- Don't Panic!

Do not say, “It is morning,” and dismiss it with a name of yesterday.
See it for the first time as a new-born child that has no name.
— Rabindranath Tagore

不要说“这是早晨”,用一个昨天的名字便把它打发了
从第一眼见到它起,就视之为一个无名的新生婴儿吧
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不要说“这是早晨”,然后又以 昨日 之名将其抛之脑后
从第一眼见到它起,就视之为一个无名的新生婴儿吧
- Don't Panic!

:dismiss: if you dismiss something from your mind, you stop thinking about it.
a name of yesterday:昨天的名字 <—> “昨天”这个名字?
根据《飞鸟集-私译版》的前辈@小贝壳:将旭日初升的时间称为早晨是昨天的经验,今天是全新的时空,一切都还未知,所以”清晨”是昨天的名字。

The moon has her light all over the sky, her dark spots to herself.
— Rabindranath Tagore

月亮让她的清光照遍夜空,却将暗斑留给自己
- Don't Panic!

In heart’s perspective the distance looms large.
— Rabindranath Tagore

在心的视角中  远方的反而显得突出
- Don't Panic!

:If something looms large, it occupies a lot of your thoughts and seems important.
:远方的、思念的,魂牵梦绕却无法得到的…

The same lotus of our clime blooms here in the alien water with the same sweetness, under another name.
— Rabindranath Tagore

和我们那儿一样的莲花在这异地的水中盛放,同样的芬芳、不同的名称
- Don't Panic!

Set bird’s wings with gold and it will never again soar in the sky.
— Rabindranath Tagore

将鸟儿的翅膀缀上黄金,它便再也不能在空中翱翔
- Don't Panic!

Let him only see the thorns who has eyes to see the rose.
— Rabindranath Tagore

愿那些有眼看得见玫瑰的人能看到玫瑰的刺
- Don't Panic!

Our names are the light that glows on the sea waves at night and then dies without leaving its signature.
— Rabindranath Tagore

我们的姓名是那夜晚海面的光,在波浪上闪烁 又随之泯灭 不曾留下印记
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我们的姓名,是那夜晚海波上闪烁而又随之泯灭的光,不曾留下印记
- Don't Panic!

Kicks only raise dust and not crops from the earth.
— Rabindranath Tagore

以脚踹地只能从地上扬起尘土,而无法从地里获得收成
- Don't Panic!

:kick即是踢又有表达抱怨不满的意思,又一个双关

The movement of life has its rest in its own music.
— Rabindranath Tagore

生命的乐章在它自己的音乐中休息
- Don't Panic!

:movement既有乐章又有运动的意思

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