我已飞过，天空没有翅膀的痕迹

English translation: I leave no trace of wings in the air,

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Chinese term or phrase:	天空没有翅膀的痕迹，而我已飞过
English translation:	I leave no trace of wings in the air,
Entered by:	Jennifer

01:08 Apr 19, 2005

Chinese to English translations [Non-PRO]
Poetry & Literature / ��

Chinese term or phrase: 我已飞过，天空没有翅膀的痕迹

Hey anybody remember Tagore's “我已飞过，天空没有翅膀的痕迹“? I remember it's from his "飞鸟集", but that's all that I remember...It looks like impossible for me to get the poem's English version through goolging...any help here?

Jennifer

Stray Birds

Explanation:
中英对照全文：

http://bgu61.nease.net/homepage/tagore/tagore_stray_birds.ht...

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Note added at 2 hrs 46 mins (2005-04-19 03:54:44 GMT)
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上面那链接里面好像没有“我已飞过，天空没有翅膀的痕迹”www.photoshopcn.com/bbs/viewthread. php?tid=108796&sid=TlVg6K

http://bbs.wwenglish.org/dispbbs. asp?BoardID=7&ID=39374&page=2
“天空没有翅膀的痕迹，而我已飞过。”这种译法似乎更常见一些

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Note added at 2 hrs 56 mins (2005-04-19 04:04:40 GMT)
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“I leave no trace of wings in the air,
but I am glad I have had my flight. ”

Google “Stray Birds I leave no trace of wings in the \"我已飞过\"”......

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Xu Dongjun
China
Local time: 08:51

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Stray Birds

Xu Dongjun

I have flown through the firmament,which bore no traces of my flight

JasonSeah

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2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

我已飞过，天空没有翅膀的痕迹

Stray Birds

Xu Dongjun
China
Local time: 08:51
Native speaker of:

Chinese
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanks for your effort

13 hrs confidence:

我已飞过，天空没有翅膀的痕迹 I have flown through the firmament,which bore no traces of my flight

Explanation:
The original Chinese rendition is a tad awkward.For poetry or poetic prose,the subtle nuances are particularly difficult to capture.

JasonSeah
Local time: 08:51
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Chinese

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