NAKED KING

NAKED KING
(Poem)

Written by
Nirendranath Chakraborty
&
Translated by
Dr. Md Siddique Hossain
M.A.(Bengali & in Education), B.Ed., M.Ed., M.Phil., Ph.D.(Bengali & in Education), D.Litt.
Assistant Professor, Department of Bengali, Bangabasi Morning College
19, Rajkumar Chakraborty Sarani, Kolkata- 700009, West Bengal, India
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3912-7101-ID : 541708
Viwan-ID : 541708
Email: [e-mail]
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Even though everyone is aware that the king
is naked, they are still
clapping enthusiastically.
Everyone is shouting. Well done,
well done! Some people harbor reforms in their minds,
while others harbor fear; One has mortgaged one's intellect to another
man. Some are gluttons, some
are philanthropists, postulant,
and swindlers. Some think that the garment is really
exquisite and not visible, but still,
at least it is not impossible.
Everyone knows the
story. But the story wasn't
just some catchphrase-spewing
idiom, contrivance, or silly stanza. There
was also a child.
A truthful, simple,
and brave child.
The king of stories has descended on the public streets of reality.
The crowd of staff members
is clapping
again. However, I don't
see that child anywhere in the
crowd today.
Where did the child go? Has someone hidden him
in a secret cave in the mountains?
Or did he play with stones, grass, and soil and fall asleep on the banks of a
distant, lonely river or in
the shade of a desert tree? Regardless, go find him.
Let him come and stand fearlessly in front of
the naked king. He
arrived and raised his voice above the applause.
Let him ask:
King, where are your clothes?

*The End*

《赤裸的国王》(诗歌)

## 作者
尼伦德拉纳特·乔克博蒂（Nirendranath Chakraborty）

## 译者
穆罕默德·西迪克·侯赛因博士（Dr. Md Siddique Hossain）

### 译者资质
文学硕士（孟加拉语与教育学）、教育学学士、教育学硕士、哲学硕士、孟加拉语与教育学博士、文学荣誉博士

### 任职信息
孟加拉巴沙巴希晨间学院（Bangabasi Morning College）孟加拉语系助理教授
地址：印度西孟加拉邦加尔各答市拉杰库马尔·乔克博蒂路19号，邮编700009
ORCID编号：https://orcid.org/0009-0008-3912-7101，编号ID：541708
Viwan-ID：541708
电子邮箱：[e-mail]
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### 诗歌正文
即便世人皆知国王赤身裸体，仍有人热情鼓掌欢呼。
众人齐声呐喊："做得好！做得好！"
有人心怀改革之志，有人暗藏恐惧之心；
有人将自身才智抵押予他人。
有人饕餮无度，有人乐善好施，有人沽名钓誉，有人行骗牟利。
有人坚信那件衣袍确是精妙绝伦，凡俗肉眼不可见，但至少并非全然虚妄。
世人皆知这个故事。
但这故事绝非仅仅是堆砌流行语的陈词滥调、刻意造作的桥段或是滑稽的小诗。
故事里还有一个孩子。
一个诚实、纯粹且勇敢的孩子。
故事中的国王降临到了现实的公共街道之上。
侍从们的人群再次鼓起掌来。
然而今日的人群中，我却遍寻不见那个孩子的身影。
孩子去往了何方？
是否有人将他藏在了山间隐秘的洞穴之中？
或是他曾与石块、青草、泥土嬉戏，在遥远孤寂的河畔，或是在沙漠树木的荫庇下沉沉睡去？
无论如何，去找到他吧。
让他无畏地站在赤裸的国王面前。
他来了，声音盖过了掌声。
让他开口问道：
"国王，你的衣袍在哪里？"

*完*