《飞鸟集》
Stray Birds

开本：115mm×175mm×25mm
重量：440g
时间：2018年
客户：商务印书馆

Size: 115mm × 175mm × 25mm
Weight: 440g
Year: 2018
Client: The Commercial Press

 
 

如果选择最爱的一句泰戈尔诗，除了人人传诵的那行“夏天的飞鸟”外，便是这首了。雨水、黄昏、疾风、树枝，乃至世间的万物都在泰戈尔的笔下合而为一，恍若我们和他一同坐在夏天的窗前，似有若无地思索生命的最终意义。

If we were to choose a favorite line of Tagore’s poetry, aside from the well-known “Stray birds of summer come to my window to sing and fly away.” it would have to be this one. Raindrops, dusk, gale, and branches—everything in this world converges in Tagore’s writing. Reading his poetry, we feel like sitting with him by a window at summer time, pondering the ultimate meaning of life.

 

书籍从白色的书函开始，逐渐呈现出一个清透自然的诗意梦境。纯棉卡纸所独有的柔软触感，并以激凸工艺压制草叶花纹，似大自然在脑海中苏醒，却又只留下永久痕迹。进入封面，金银两色的细线在眼前的护封表面自由飘扬，有时宛转，徐徐环绕。这是鸟儿飞行的轨迹，在一本书里穿过层层纸张，又在不同的书里滑翔，然后留下偶然和随机。最后的最后，飞鸟在书末栖息。

The book begins with a white case, gradually unfolding into a clear and naturally poetic dreamscape. The soft touch of the cotton card paper, along with embossed patterns of grass and leaves, awakens nature within our minds, leaving an eternal impression. As you reach the cover, delicate gold and silver threads freely float across the surface of the dust jacket, meandering and gently wrapping around. They resemble the trajectory of birds flitting through layers of paper within the book, and across different books, leaving behind moments of chance and spontaneity. At last, the birds come to rest at the book’s conclusion.

 

除了意象之外，书中的排版也突破了以往一英一中对照本的窠臼：除了泰戈尔的英文原文，还收录了郑振铎白话译文和姚华五言格律诗译文两种最经典的中文译本。三种表达方式，对应以三种文体、三种排版，通过形式之美衬托诗歌语言之美。这不仅仅是中印两种东方文化精髓的交流碰撞，也是中国传统文言与现代白话文两种语言和文化的互相共鸣。最终所有的文字都被专色印刷于28g与50g的薄纸之上，以最轻盈的姿态吟唱最空灵的诗词。

Beyond the imagery, the layout of the book breaks from the conventional format of English-Chinese bilingual editions. In addition to Tagore’s original English text, this edition includes two classic Chinese translations: Zheng Zhenduo’s modern vernacular translation and Yao Hua’s rendition in five-character regulated verse. These three forms of expression, each represented in distinct styles and layouts, enhance the beauty of poetic language through formal aesthetics. This is not merely a dialogue between two Eastern cultures, Indian and Chinese, but also a resonance between China’s traditional classical prose and modern vernacular, two languages and cultures intertwined. Finally, all the texts are printed in spot colors on 28g and 50g lightweight paper, allowing the ethereal poetry to sing in their most delicate forms.