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我要搁下别的工作。

我把我的剑矛扔在尘土里。不要差遣我去遥远的宫廷；

不要命令我做新的征讨。只求您让我做花园里的园丁。

Queen

女　王

What will your duties be?

你的职责是什么呢？

Servant

仆　人

The service of your idle days.

I will keep fresh the grassy path where you walk in the morning， where your feet will be greeted with praise at every step by the flowers eager for death.

I will swing you in a swing among the branches of the saptaparna， where the early evening moon will struggle to kiss your skirt through the leaves.

I will replenish with scented oil the lamp that burns by your bedside， and decorate your footstool with sandal and saffron paste in wondrous designs.

为您闲散的日子服务。

我要保持您晨兴散步的草径清爽新鲜，您每一移步将有甘于就死的繁花以赞颂来欢迎您的双足。

我将在七叶树的枝间推送您的秋千；向晚的月亮将挣扎着从叶隙里吻您的衣裙。

我将在您床边的灯盏里添满香油，我将用檀香和番红花膏在您脚垫上涂画上美妙的花样。

Queen