The Farthest Distance in the World (Tagore)

The farthest distance in the world

世界上最遥远的距离
Is not the distance between life and death
不是生与死的距离
But you do not know I love you when I stand in front of you
而是 站在你面前 你却不知道我爱你

The farthest distance in the world
世界上最遥远的距离
Is not you don't know I love you when I stand in front of you
不是 我站在你面前 你不知道我爱你
But I can not say I love you when I love you so madly
而是 爱到痴迷却不能说我爱你

The farthest distance in the world
世界上最遥远的距离
Is not I cannot say I love you when I love you so madly
不是 爱到痴迷 却不能说我爱你
But I can only bury it in my heart dispite the unbearable yearning

而是 想你痛彻心扉 却只能深埋心底

The farthest distance in the world
世界上最遥远的距离
Is not I can only bury it in my heart despite the unbearable yearning
不是 想你痛彻心扉 却只能深埋心底
But we cannot be together when we love each other
而是 彼此相爱 却不能够在一起

The farthest distance in the world
世界上最遥远的距离
Is not we cannot be together when we love each other
不是 彼此相爱 却不能够在一起
But we pretend caring nothing even we know love is unconquerable
而是 明知道真爱无敌 却装作毫不在意

The farthest distance in the world
世界上最遥远的距离
Is not the distance between two trees
不是 树与树的距离
But the branches cannot depend on each other in wind even they grow from the same root
而是 同根生长的树枝 却无法在风中相依

The farthest distance in the world
世界上最遥远的距离
Is not the branches cannot depend on each other
不是 树枝无法相依
But two stars cannot meet even they watch each other

而是 相互了望的星星 却没有交汇的轨迹

The farthest distance in the world
世界上最遥远的距离
Is not the track between two stars
不是 星星之 间的轨迹
But nowhere to search in a tick after two tracks join
而是 纵然轨迹交汇 却在转瞬间无处寻觅

The farthest distance in the world
世界上最遥远的距离
Is not nowhere to search in a tick
不是 瞬间便无处寻觅
But doomed not to be together before they meet
而是 尚未相遇 便注定无法相聚

The farthest distance in the world
世界上最遥远的距离
Is the distance between fish and bird
是鱼与飞鸟的距离
One is in the sky, another is in the sea

一个在天 一个却深潜海底