English Speech Hello everyone! Today the subject of my speech is the poems of Tagore.First of all, let’s appreciate a poem of the “Stray Birds” named “The furthest distance in the world”.
The furthest distance in the world
The furthest distance in the world Is not between life and death But when I stand in front of you Yet you don’t know that I love you
The furthest distance in the world Is not when I stand in front of you Yet you can’t see my love
But when undoubtedly knowing the love from both Yet cannot be together
The furthest distance in the world Is not being apart while being in love But when plainly can not resist the yearning Yet pretending you have never been in my heart
The furthest distance in the world Is not when plainly cannot resist the yearning Yet pretending you have never been in my heart But using one’s indifferent heart To dig an uncro able river For the one who loves you
About Tagore
Tagore is a famous Indian poet, writer, artist, activist, philosopher and India nationalist.He was born in Calcutta, India into a wealthy Brahmin family.In 1813, he won the Nobel Prize for literature by the religion lyric named Gitanjiali.Particularly, he was the first Asian who won the prize.In 1941, Tagore paed away when he was 81 years old.He created more than 50 poetry anthologies all his life, the achievement made him become a giant in the world.He said, Let life be beautiful like summer flowers and death like autumn leaves.In fact, he put into effect all the time such as the summer flowers.
About Tagore’s poem
Tagore’s poems are artistical poems, are laudatory panegyric, and are sweet spring breeze, make me enchanted.Let me finish my report by a poem in Gitanjiali.
Life of my life, I shall ever try to keep my body pure, knowing that thy living touch is upon all my limbs.
I shall ever try to keep all untruths out from my thoughts, knowing that thou art that truth which has kindled the light of reason in my mind.
I shall ever try to drive all evils away from heart and keep my love in flower, knowing that thou hast thy.
And it shall be my endeavor to reveal thee in my actions, knowing it is thy power gives me strength to act.
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我生命的生命，我要保持我躯体永远纯洁，因为我知道你的生命的摩抚，接触着我的四肢。 我要永远从我的思想中屏除虚伪，因为我知道你就是我心中燃起理智之火的真理。
我要从我心中驱走一切的丑恶，使我的爱开花，因为我知道你在我的心中伸出安设了座位。 我要努力在我的行为上表现你，因为我知道你的威力，给我力量来行动。
世界上最遥远的距离 不是生与死 而是 我就站在你面前 你却不知道我爱你
世界上最遥远的距离 不是我就站在你面前 你却不知道我爱你 而是 明明彼此相爱 却不能在一起
世界上最遥远的距离 不是明明彼此相爱 却不能在一起 而是 明明无法抵挡这股思念 却还得故意装作没把你放在心里
世界上最遥远的距离 不是明明无法抵挡这股思念 却还得故意装作丝毫没有把你放在心里 而是 用冷漠的心 对爱你的人 掘了一条无法跨越的沟渠
你微微地笑着，不同我说什么话。而我觉得，为了这个，我已等待得久了。
You smiled and talked to me of nothing and I felt that for this I had been waiting long.
