Stray Birds 235

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。