"Never before this has happened to me, my friend, that a Samana from the forest came to me and wanted to learn from me! Never before this has happened to me, that a Samana came to me with long hair and an old, torn loin-cloth! Many young men come to me, and there are also sons of Brahmans among them, but they come in beautiful clothes, they come in fine shoes, they have perfume in their hair and money in their pouches. This is, oh Samana, how the young men are like who come to me." “朋友，我还从来没碰上过一个沙门从森林里来找我，要跟我学习的事！我还从来没碰上过一个留着长头发、围着块破旧遮羞布的沙门来找我的事！有好多年轻人来找，我其中也不乏婆罗门子弟，但他们都是衣着华丽，鞋子雅致，头发飘香，钱包鼓胀。你这个沙门呀，年轻人来找我可都是这样的。” Quoth Siddhartha: "Already I am starting to learn from you. Even yesterday, I was already learning. I have already taken off my beard, have combed the hair, have oil in my hair. There is little which is still missing in me, oh excellent one: fine clothes, fine shoes, money in my pouch. You shall know, Siddhartha has set harder goals for himself than such trifles, and he has reached them. How shouldn't I reach that goal, which I have set for myself yesterday: to be your friend and to learn the joys of love from you! You'll see that I'll learn quickly, Kamala, I have already learned harder things than what you're supposed to teach me. And now let's get to it: You aren't satisfied with Siddhartha as he is, with oil in his hair, but without clothes, without shoes, without money?" 席特哈尔塔说：“我已经开始跟你学习了，昨天就已经学了。我已经刮掉了胡子，梳理了头发，还在头发上抹了油。你这个艳丽的女人呀，我现在还缺少的东西并不多，不就是漂亮的衣服、雅致的鞋子和钱包里的钱嘛！你要知道，席特哈尔塔曾做过比这些区区小事更困难的事情，而且达到了目的！我也一定会实现昨天我已下定决心去做的事情：当你的朋友，跟你学习爱情的欢乐！你会看到我勤奋好学，卡玛拉，我曾经学习过比要你教我的事更难的东西。好吧，席特哈尔塔今天这模样，头发上抹了油，可是没衣服，没鞋子，没钱，是不是就不能使你满意呀？” Laughing, Kamala exclaimed: "No, my dear, he doesn't satisfy me yet. Clothes are what he must have, pretty clothes, and shoes, pretty shoes, and lots of money in his pouch, and gifts for Kamala. Do you know it now, Samana from the forest? Did you mark my words?" 卡玛拉笑道：“嗯，宝贝儿，确实还不行。你必须有衣服，漂亮的衣服，有鞋，漂亮的鞋，钱包里有大把的钱，还得有送给卡玛拉的礼物。现在你明白了吗，来自森林的沙门？你记住了吗？” "Yes, I have marked your words," Siddhartha exclaimed. "How should I not mark words which are coming from such a mouth! Your mouth is like a freshly cracked fig, Kamala. My mouth is red and fresh as well, it will be a suitable match for yours, you'll see.--But tell me, beautiful Kamala, aren't you at all afraid of the Samana from the forest, who has come to learn how to make love?" “我记住了。”席特哈尔塔叫道，“从你这张嘴里说出来的话，我怎么会记不住呢！你的嘴就像是一枚新剖开的无花果，卡玛拉。我的嘴也是又红又嫩，跟你的正好相配，你等着瞧吧。不过请告诉我，美丽的卡玛拉，你真的一点也不害怕从森林来找你学习爱情的沙门？” "Whatever for should I be afraid of a Samana, a stupid Samana from the forest, who is coming from the jackals and doesn't even know yet what women are?" “我干嘛要害怕一个沙门，一个来自森林的傻沙门，一个曾经与狼群在一起，根本不懂女人的沙门呢？” "Oh, he's strong, the Samana, and he isn't afraid of anything. He could force you, beautiful girl. He could kidnap you. He could hurt you." “哦，这个沙门可是很强壮呢，而且他无所畏惧，他可能会逼迫你，美丽的姑娘。他可能会抢走你，还可能会伤害你。” "No, Samana, I am not afraid of this. Did any Samana or Brahman ever fear, someone might come and grab him and steal his learning, and his religious devotion, and his depth of thought? No, for they are his very own, and he would only give away from those whatever he is willing to give and to whomever he is willing to give. Like this it is, precisely like this it is also with Kamala and with the pleasures of love. Beautiful and red is Kamala's mouth, but just try to kiss it against Kamala's will, and you will not obtain a single drop of sweetness from it, which knows how to give so many sweet things! You are learning easily, Siddhartha, thus you should also learn this: love can be obtained by begging, buying, receiving it as a gift, finding it in the street, but it cannot be stolen. In this, you have come up with the wrong path. No, it would be a pity, if a pretty young man like you would want to tackle it in such a wrong manner." “不，沙门，这我可不怕。一个沙门或婆罗门，难道会害怕有谁来抓住他，抢去他的渊博学识，他的虔诚和他的深邃思想？不会的，因为这些都属于他所有，他只会给他愿意给的东西，只会给他愿意给的人。事情就是这样，而卡玛拉也正是如此，爱情的欢乐亦然。卡玛拉的嘴美艳红润，可是你试试看，若是违背卡玛拉的意愿去亲吻它，你决不会从它那儿尝到一点一滴的甜蜜，而它本来是能给人很多甜蜜的！你是虚心好学的席特哈尔塔，那也学学这个吧：爱情可以乞求，可以买到，可以赠送，可以在大街上捡到，却不可能抢到手！你打错了主意。不，像你这么英俊的小伙子竟会有如此荒唐的念头，真叫人遗憾。” Siddhartha bowed with a smile. "It would be a pity, Kamala, you are so right! It would be such a great pity. No, I shall not lose a single drop of sweetness from your mouth, nor you from mine! So it is settled: Siddhartha will return, once he'll have have what he still lacks: clothes, shoes, money. But speak, lovely Kamala, couldn't you still give me one small advice?" 席特哈尔塔笑眯眯地鞠躬致意。“那是太遗憾啦，卡玛拉，你说得很对！那可真是太叫人踞了。不，我可不愿从你嘴上失去一点一滴的甜蜜，而你也同样！那么好吧，待席特哈尔塔有了他所缺少的东西，有了衣服、鞋子和钱，他还会再来的。不过，卡玛拉，你说，你就不能再给我出个小小的主意吗？” "An advice? Why not? Who wouldn't like to give an advice to a poor, ignorant Samana, who is coming from the jackals of the forest?" “一个主意？干吗不呢？有谁会不乐意给一个来自森林和狼群的可怜而又无知的沙门出主意呢？”