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