Chapter 71

That I should make much of myself and turn it on all sides, thus casting coloured shadows on thy radiance---such is thy maya.
 
Thou settest a barrier in thine own being and then callest thy severed¹ self in myriad² notes. This thy self-separation has taken body in me.
 
The poignant³ song is echoed through all the sky in many-coloured tears and smiles, alarms and hopes; waves rise up and sink again, dreams break and form. In me is thy own defeat of self.
 
This screen that thou hast raised is painted with innumerable figures with the brush of the night and the day. Behind it thy seat is woven in wondrous⁴ mysteries of curves, casting away all barren lines of straightness.
 
The great pageant⁵ of thee and me has overspread the sky. With the tune⁶ of thee and me all the air is vibrant⁷, and all ages pass with the hiding and seeking of thee and me.
 
我应当使自己发扬光大、四周放射、投映彩影于你的光辉之中――这便是你的幻境。
 
你在你自身里立起隔栏，用无数不同的音调来呼唤你的分身。你这分身已在我体内成形。
 
高亢的歌声响彻诸天，在多彩的眼泪与微笑，震惊与希望中回应着；波起复落，梦破又圆。在我里面是你自身的破灭。
 
你卷起的那重帘幕，是用书和夜的画笔，绘出了无数的花样。幕后的你的座位，是用奇妙神秘的曲线织成。抛弃了一切无聊的笔直的线条。
 
你我组成的伟丽的行列，布满了天空。因着你我的歌音，太空都在震颤，一切时代都在你我捉迷藏中度过了。

1 severed   

v.切断，断绝( sever的过去式和过去分词 )；断，裂

参考例句：

• The doctor said I'd severed a vessel in my leg. 医生说我割断了腿上的一根血管。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We have severed diplomatic relations with that country. 我们与那个国家断绝了外交关系。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 myriad   

adj.无数的；n.无数，极大数量

参考例句：

• They offered no solution for all our myriad problems.对于我们数不清的问题他们束手无策。
• I had three weeks to make a myriad of arrangements.我花了三个星期做大量准备工作。

3 poignant   

adj.令人痛苦的，辛酸的，惨痛的

参考例句：

• His lyrics are as acerbic and poignant as they ever have been.他的歌词一如既往的犀利辛辣。
• It is especially poignant that he died on the day before his wedding.他在婚礼前一天去世了，这尤其令人悲恸。

4 wondrous   

adj.令人惊奇的，奇妙的；adv.惊人地；异乎寻常地；令人惊叹地

参考例句：

• The internal structure of the Department is wondrous to behold.看一下国务院的内部结构是很有意思的。
• We were driven across this wondrous vast land of lakes and forests.我们乘车穿越这片有着湖泊及森林的广袤而神奇的土地。

5 pageant   

n.壮观的游行；露天历史剧

参考例句：

• Our pageant represented scenes from history.我们的露天历史剧上演一幕幕的历史事件。
• The inauguration ceremony of the new President was a splendid pageant.新主席的就职典礼的开始是极其壮观的。

6 tune   

n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整

参考例句：

• He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
• The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。

7 vibrant   

adj.震颤的，响亮的，充满活力的，精力充沛的，(色彩)鲜明的

参考例句：

• He always uses vibrant colours in his paintings. 他在画中总是使用鲜明的色彩。
• She gave a vibrant performance in the leading role in the school play.她在学校表演中生气盎然地扮演了主角。