Siddhartha - An Indian Novel / En Indisk Dikt

in days to come, when Siddhartha would become a god, he would be there

i kommande dagar, n r Siddhartha skulle bli en gud, skulle han vara d r

when he would join the glorious, he would be there

n r han skulle ansluta sig till den h rliga, skulle han vara d r

Govinda wanted to follow him as his friend

Govinda ville f lja honom som hans v n

he was his companion and his servant

han var hans f ljeslagare och hans tj nare

he was his spear-carrier and his shadow

han var hans spjutb rare och hans skugga

Siddhartha was loved by everyone

Siddhartha var lskad av alla

He was a source of joy for everybody

Han var en k lla till gl dje f r alla

he was a delight for them all

han var en fr jd f r dem alla

But he, Siddhartha, was not a source of joy for himself

Men han, Siddhartha, var inte en k lla till gl dje f r sig sj lv