English Original
Rabindranath Tagore, a mystic, painter, and Nobel laureate for literature, was a prolific writer. He produced over 3,000 poems, 2,000 songs, 8 novels, 40 volumes of essays and short stories, and 50 plays. His work drew inspiration from both his native Bengal and English literary tradition, with a central theme of humanity's search for God and truth. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1913 for his collection Gitanjali (Song Offerings).
Born in Calcutta on May 7, 1861, Tagore was the youngest of fourteen children. His father was a Sanskrit scholar. Tagore's early education was at home, and he was a dreamer in school. He wrote his first poem at age seven and published his first book of poems at seventeen.
From 1878 to 1880, he studied law in England. Returning to India, he managed his father's estates, witnessing rural poverty and developing a love for the countryside's serenity. He dedicated himself to rural development and founded Santiniketan ("Abode of Peace") in 1901, which later became an international university.
Knighted in 1915, he renounced the honor in 1919 to protest the British Jallianwala Bagh massacre. He was deeply aware of India's socio-political condition, supported the Swadeshi movement, and was influenced by India's 19th-century religious renaissance. He criticized orthodox rituals, as seen in his verse from Gitanjali.
Tragically, between 1902 and 1907, he lost his wife, son, and daughter. This pain yielded some of his most tender work, including Gitanjali (published 1910). A true patriot, he supported India's national movement and wrote the lyrics for India's national anthem, "Jana Gana Mana."
Between 1916 and 1941, he published 21 collections of songs and poems and lectured worldwide. In 1924, he inaugurated Viswa Bharati University at Santiniketan. He died in Calcutta on August 7, 1941.
Tagore's works are classics, renowned for their lyrical beauty and spiritual poignancy. Santiniketan remains a flourishing institute. As Tagore said, "The world speaks to me in colours, my soul answers in music." His profound symbolism and free-flowing verse create a universe expressing divine love and human compassion for beauty.
中文翻译
罗宾德拉纳特·泰戈尔是一位神秘主义者、画家和诺贝尔文学奖得主，也是一位多产的作家。他创作了3000多首诗、2000首歌曲、8部小说、40卷散文和短篇小说以及50部戏剧。他的作品灵感来源于他的故乡孟加拉和英国文学传统，核心主题是人类对上帝和真理的追寻。他于1913年凭借诗集《吉檀迦利》（《献歌》）获得诺贝尔文学奖。
泰戈尔于1861年5月7日出生在加尔各答，是十四个孩子中最小的一个。他的父亲是一位梵文学者。泰戈尔早期在家中接受教育，在学校时他是个梦想家。他七岁时写了第一首诗，十七岁时出版了第一本诗集。
1878年至1880年，他在英国学习法律。回到印度后，他管理父亲的庄园，目睹了农村的贫困，并爱上了乡村的宁静。他致力于农村发展，并于1901年创立了圣蒂尼克坦（“和平之乡”），后来发展成为一所国际大学。
他于1915年被授予爵士头衔，但于1919年放弃了这一荣誉，以抗议英国制造的贾利安瓦拉巴格大屠杀。他深刻了解印度在英国统治下的社会政治状况，支持斯瓦德希运动，并深受印度19世纪宗教复兴的影响。他批评正统的宗教仪式，这体现在他的《吉檀迦利》诗句中。
不幸的是，在1902年至1907年间，他失去了妻子、儿子和女儿。这种痛苦催生了他一些最温柔的作品，包括1910年出版的《吉檀迦利》。作为一名真正的爱国者，他支持印度民族运动，并为印度国歌《人民的意志》创作了歌词。
1916年至1941年间，他出版了21部歌曲和诗集，并在世界各地讲学。1924年，他在圣蒂尼克坦创立了维斯瓦-巴拉蒂大学。他于1941年8月7日在加尔各答去世。
泰戈尔的作品是经典之作，以其抒情之美和精神上的深刻感人而闻名。圣蒂尼克坦至今仍是一所蓬勃发展的学府。正如泰戈尔所说：“世界以色彩向我倾诉，我的灵魂以音乐应答。”他深刻的象征主义和流畅的诗句创造了一个表达神圣之爱和人类对美之悲悯的宇宙。