寶石 The jewel

    寶石 The jewel             21 x 29 cm              2019_1231

釋文：

年輕的王子經過 我把胸前的寶石扔在他面前的路上

But the young Prince did pass by our door, and I flung the jewel from my breast before his path.

R.Tagore詩_The Gardener 7

原文如下：

7
 
O mother， the young Prince is to pass by our door， ——how can I attend to my work this morning？
啊，母親，年輕的王子要從我們家門前走過，——今早我哪有心思工作呢？
 
Show me how to braid up my hair； tell me what garment to put on.
教我怎樣挽髮；告訴我该穿哪件衣裳。
 
Why do you look at me amazed， mother？
你為什麼驚訝地望着我呢，母親？
 
I know well he will not glance up once at my window； I know he will pass out of my sight in the twinkling of an eye； only the vanishing strain of the flute will come sobbing to me from afar.
我知道他不會抬頭看一下我的窗户；我知道一瞬間他就會走出我的視線之外；只有那殘餘的笛聲遠遠向我嗚咽。
 
But the young Prince will pass by our door， and I will put on my best for the moment.
但是那年輕的王子將從我們家門前走過，此刻我要穿上我最好的衣裳。
 
O mother， the young Prince did pass by our door， and the morning sun flashed from his 啊，母親，年輕的王子已經從我們家門前走過了，他的車子反射出朝日的金光。
 
I swept aside the veil from my face， I tore the ruby chain from my neck and flung it in his path.
我從臉上拉開面紗，從頸上扯下紅寶石項鍊，扔在他走來的路上。
 
Why do you look at me amazed， mother？
你為什麼驚訝地望著我呢，母親？
 
I know well he did not pick up my chain； I know it was crushed under his wheels leaving a red stain upon the dust， and no one knows what my gift was nor to whom.
我知道他没有檢起我的項鍊；我知道它在他的輪下碾碎了，在塵土上留下紅斑，
 
But the young Prince did pass by our door， and I flung the jewel from my breast before his path.
但是那年輕的王子曾經從我們家門前走過，我也曾經把我胸前的珍寶丢在他走來的路上。

藝術家癡心的期待願意欣賞他作品的知音，但他拙於言辭，不擅交際。寂寞孤獨是必然的，他要獻給世人的作品卻被視為塵土！

 泰戈爾把讀者比喻為｢年輕的王子｣，把創作者比喻為害羞的村姑。巧妙的形容知音難覓之窘境。

 藝術家明知這宿命，還是繼續創作，繼續等待。