2018-07-18

【That nightingale who weeps so sweetly】

Francesco Petrarca (1304—1374)

         That nightingale who weeps so sweetly,

         perhaps for his brood, or his dear companion,

         fills the sky and country round with sweetness

         with so many piteous, bright notes,

         and it seems all night he stays beside me,

         and reminds me of my harsh fate:

         for I have no one to grieve for but myself,

       who believed that Death could not take a goddess.

         Oh how easy it is to cheat one who feels safe!

         Who would have ever thought to see two lights,

         clearer than the sun, make earth darken?

         Now I know that my fierce fate

         wishes me to learn, as I live and weep:

         nothing that delights us here is lasting.

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【夜莺婉转而悲切地啼鸣】

自由人•彼特拉克(1304生—1374卒)

            夜莺婉转而悲切地啼鸣，

            也许是唱给小鸟或它的伴侣听；

            天穹和田野都荡漾着它的歌声，

            曲调是那么凄楚动人。

            歌声似乎整夜伴随着我，

            使我想起自己不幸的命运；

            除自己外，我不能向谁倾诉衷情，

            因为我不信，死亡会在女神面前降临。

            多容易啊，要欺骗一个满怀自信的人！

            谁会想到比太阳亮得多的两道美丽的光芒，

            结果变为黑黑的一堆泥尘？

            现在我知道，我可怕的命运

            就是活着含泪去领会这一真情：

            尘世既没有欢乐，也没有永恒。

【注】被誉为“中世纪明珠”的塔奎尼亚拥有涵盖约3,000年历史的文化遗产，曾是伊特鲁里亚“土著”人(Etruscan)的首都和罗马人的定居点，尤以影响深刻的伊特鲁里亚墓地而流芳万世；伊特鲁里亚于公元前8世纪—3世纪在意大利中部盛行。

2004年，塔奎尼亚的伊特鲁里亚墓地被联合国教科文组织纳入《世界遗产名录》。

Today in History(历史上的今天):

2018: Tarquinia & Tuscania, Italy(意大利塔尔奎尼亚墓葬群与图斯卡尼亚古城)

2016: Capital Paris, France(法国首都巴黎)

2014: GHCS Camp—Chinese Chess(光华营中国像棋)

Bell Tower of St Francesco (方济各会教堂·钟楼)

Plateau of La Civita (奇维塔“城镇”高原)

Marta Valley (玛尔塔“女士”河谷)

Tarquinia Panorama (塔尔奎尼亚全景)

Tower Barucci in the 12^th Century & Church of Santa Maria di Castello 

(建于十二世纪的巴鲁奇“勇者”塔与城堡圣母堂)

Church of Santa Maria di Castello (城堡圣母教堂)

Tower Barucci in the 12^th century (建于十二世纪的巴鲁奇塔)

Southern Walls (南墙)

Medieval Walled City Gate (中世纪寨城门)

Via degli Archi (拱门街 07-18-2018)

Via delle Torri (塔楼)

Palazzo Comunale (市政厅 07-18-2018)

Clock Tower of Palazzo Comunale (市政厅·钟楼)

Monumental Fountain against Tarquinia Cathedral 

(纪念碑喷泉与背后的塔尔奎尼亚大教堂)

Interior of Tarquinia Cathedral

(塔尔奎尼亚·内景 07-18-2018)

Chiesa del Suffragio (1751-1761) w/ a Late Baroque Façade

(圣母升天教堂·正面为晚期巴洛克风格)

San Pancrazio Church (圣潘克拉斯“神权”教堂 07-18-2018)

Interior of San Pancrazio Church (圣潘克拉斯教堂·内景)

 Bell Tower of San Pancrazio Church (圣潘克拉斯教堂·钟楼)

Via S. Pancrazio (神权街)

San Giusto Barrier (圣朱斯托“正义”哨卡)

Plaque of San Giusto Barrier (圣朱斯托哨卡·匾牌)

Palazzo dei Priori in Romanesque Style, Begun in the 13^th Century & Restored in the 16^th Century

(教长宫·罗马式风格，始建于13世纪，修复于16 世纪)

Piazza Padre Alberto Daga (阿尔贝托·达加神父广场)

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