Let me not forget

Let Me Not Forget

If it is not my portion to meet thee(古英语thou的宾格，你) in this life
then let me ever feel that I have missed thy（你的） sight
--let me not forget for a moment,
let me carry the pangs of this sorrow in my dreams
and in my wakeful hours.

As my days pass in the crowded market of this world
and my hands grow full with the daily profits,
let me ever feel that I have gained nothing
--let me not forget for a moment,
let me carry the pangs of this sorrow in my dreams
and in my wakeful hours.

When I sit by the roadside, tired and panting,
when I spread my bed low in the dust,
let me ever feel that the long journey is still before me
--let me not forget a moment,
let me carry the pangs of this sorrow in my dreams
and in my wakeful hours.

When my rooms have been decked out（盛装打扮） and the flutes sound
and the laughter there is loud,
let me ever feel that I have not invited thee to my house
--let me not forget for a moment,
let me carry the pangs of this sorrow in my dreams
and in my wakeful hours


~ A poem by Rabindranath Tagore