2017-07-10

【And Now Goodbye】

Jaroslav Seifert (1901-1986)

〖Nobel Prize in Literature for Violet Poetry in 1984〗

      To all those million verses in the world, 

      I've added just a few.

     They probably were no wiser than a cricket's chirrup. 

      I know. Forgive me.

      I'm coming to the end.

      They weren't even the first footmarks 

      in the lunar dust.

      If at times they sparkled after all 

      it was not their light.

      I loved this language.

      And that which forces silent lips 

      to quiver 

      will make young lovers kiss

      as they stroll through red-gilded fields 

      under a sunset

      slower than in the tropics.

      Poetry is with us from the start. 

     Like loving,

     like hunger, like the plague, like war. 

     At times my verses were embarrassingly 

     foolish.

     But I make no excuse.

     I believe that seeking beautiful words

     is better

     than killing and murdering.

—— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • ——

【《告別曲》】

榮耀•勝利(1901生—1986卒)

〖1984諾貝爾文學獎《紫羅蘭》詩集〗

                給這世界億萬的詩，

                我只增添了寥寥幾行。

                或許不比蟋蟀的叫聲高明。

                我知道，請原諒。

                我就要收場。

                它們甚至不及月球塵埃

                最初的腳印。

                如果它們間或也發出了一閃

                並非它們自己的光亮。

                我熱愛過這語言。

                那使沉默的嘴唇

                顫動的

                仍將使年輕的情侶們親吻

                當他們漫步於霞光鍍金的原野

                那裡的夕陽

                比在熱帶墜落得還要緩慢。

                詩歌亙古與我們同在。

                如同愛情，

                飢餓、瘟疫和戰爭。

                有時我的詩句令人難堪地

                愚蠢。

                但我並不因此尋求原諒。

                我相信對美的詞語的尋求

                勝過

                屠戮和謀殺。

【注】1993年由於宗教差異、種族區別、經濟劣勢、政治分歧，捷克斯洛伐克終於在經歷了“天鵝絨離婚”(Velvet Divorce)之後正式分道揚鑣，布拉迪斯拉發“榮耀城”從此成為斯洛伐克共和國的首都。

Today in History(歷史上的今天):

2017: Esztergom, the Old Capital HUN(匈牙利艾斯特根“哨所”城·舊首都)

2017: Lower Danube, Slovakia-Hungary(斯洛伐克—匈牙利多瑙河下游)

2017: Bratislava, Little Big Capital(斯洛伐克布拉迪斯拉發·迷你之都)

2017: Bratislava, Tatra Tiger SVK(斯洛伐克布拉迪斯拉發·礫石老虎)

2016: Dublin, the Pale in Ireland(愛爾蘭都柏林·蒼茫大地)

2016: Dublin, UNESCO City of Literature IRL(愛爾蘭都柏林·文學城)

2016: Avoca, IRL's Oldest Weaving Mill(愛爾蘭阿沃卡·最老的紡織作坊)

2016: Glendalough Monastery, Ireland(愛爾蘭格蘭達洛“兩河谷”修道院)

2016: County Wicklow, the Garden of Ireland(愛爾蘭威克洛·花園之郡)

2014: Bug Show @ Soccer YMCA Camp(昆蟲到訪基督教青年會夏令營)

UFO Observation Deck in Bratislava

(布拉迪斯拉發“榮耀城”·幽浮塔)

Sigismund Gate of Bratislava Castle

(榮耀城堡壘·勝利在握門)

Northern Bastion of Bratislava Castle

(榮耀城堡壘·北方堡壘 07-10-2017)

Apt in New Town (新城公寓樓)

Apt in Old Town (老城公寓樓)

Main Post Office (總郵局)

Baroque Roof (巴洛克式房頂)

National Council (國民議會)

Parliament Bldg (議會大廈)

Tatra Banka (商業銀行)

Old Town Villa (老城豪宅)

Divadlo ARTEATRO (藝術劇院)

Old Slovak National Theater

(斯洛伐克國家劇院舊樓 07-10-2017)

Bratislava City Gallery (榮耀城美術館 07-10-2017)

Embassy of Australia (澳大利亞大使館)

Embassy of PR China (中國大使館)

Embassy of USA (美國大使館)

Embassy of Italy (意大利大使館)

Mechanical Engineering School (機械工程學院)

Radisson Blu Carlton Hotel (麗笙卡爾頓酒店)

Crowne Plaza Bratislava (榮耀城皇冠假日酒店)

Hotel Devin (神聖酒店)

Museum of the Pharmacy (藥房博物館)

Apollo Bridge over the Danube

(多瑙河上的阿波羅大橋 07-10-2017)

St. Martin's Cathedral (戰神大教堂)

Dinner (晚餐：烤蘑菇、烤牛肉、熏魚、牛排與龍蝦尾)

Cream White Chocolate (奶油白巧克力)

Crosslinks(相關博文):

Slovakia(出遊斯洛伐克)

Europe(歐洲掠影)

8th Grade(初中三年級)