2017-08-20

【Declaration】

Heinrich Heine (1797—1856)

      Shadowing downward came dusky evening,

      Wildly the breakers rolled,

      I sat alone upon the shore and gazed

      At the white dance of the waves.

   &nbs

2017-08-20

【Why the roses are so pale】

Heinrich Heine (1797—1856)

              Dearest, canst thou tell me why

              The rose should be so pale?

              And why the azure violet

              Should

2017-08-20

【The old dream comes again to me】

Heinrich Heine (1797—1856)

              HE old dream comes again to me:

              With May-night stars above,

              We two sat under the linden-tree

2017-08-20

【German Folksong • Du bist mein, ich bin dein,……】

          Du bist mein, ich bin dein;

          Des sollst du gewiß sein.

          Du bist verschlossen in meinem Herzen;

 &n

2017-08-20

【On Wings of Song】

Heinrich Heine (1797—1856)

          On Wings of Song,

          Sweetheart, I carry you away,

          Away to the fields of the Ganges,

2017-08-20

【Pine and Lightning】

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844—1900)

          Over man and animal, I grew too tall;

        Now when I speak - no one speaks with me at all.

         &n

2017-08-20

【Courage】

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749—1832)

            CARELESSLY over the plain away,

            Where by the boldest man no path

            Cut before t

2017-08-20

【Aiden in English】

        On the first day, we encountered primarily Chinese tourists in Heidelberg. It took a while.

        Our Viking Kavsir has docked, give or take thirty minutes from the actual destination for the past few days. Today, moored in the business city of Mannhe

2017-08-19

【Hope】

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749—1832)

            Grant that the day's work of my hands,

            lofty Fortune, I may complete!

            Grant

2017-08-19

【A Palm-Tree】

Heinrich Heine (1797—1856)

             A single fir-tree, lonely,

             on a northern mountain height,

             sleeps in

2017-08-19

【Life is a mirror】

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844—1900)

            Life is a mirror, 

            and the first thing 

            we strive to pu

2017-08-19

【Life's Journey】

Heinrich Heine (1797—1856)

      What laughter and singing! The sun’s rays crossing

      Each other gleam brightly; the billows are tossing

      The joyous bark, and there I reclined

      With friends beloved and lightsome mind.

  &nbs

2017-08-19

【My day was serene...】

Heinrich Heine (1797—1856)

      My day was serene, my night was happy.

     My people always shouted for joy when I struck the lyre

      Of poetry. My song was lust and fire,

      Has kindled many beautiful clutches.

  &nbs

2017-08-19

【Consolation】

Heinrich Heine (1797—1856)

            HEART, my heart, no longer mourn,

            Wail no more the weary days,

            Spring will freshen al

2017-08-19

【Loreley • Blackmore's Night】

Heinrich Heine (1797—1856)

     Merrily we sailed along

     Though the waves were plenty strong

     Down the twisting river Rhine

     Following a song

     Legend's faded sto

2017-08-19

【The Key】

Friedrich Schiller (1759—1805)

    Wouldst thou know thyself, observe the actions of others.

    Wouldst thou other men know, look thou within thine own heart.

—— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • ——

【《锁钥》】

和平使者•席勒(1759生—1805卒)

 &

2017-08-19

【Hymn】

Heinrich Heine (1797—1856)

         I am the Sword, I am the Flame. 

         I have lit you through the darkness; and 

         when the battle began, 

2017-08-19

【The Way of the World】

Heinrich Heine (1797—1856)

              He who has already much,

           Finds his wealth increasing faster;

              Who but little, is of all

        &nbs

2017-08-19

【Appendix to "Lazarus" • I】

Heinrich Heine (1797—1856)

             Holy parables discarding,

             And each guess, however pious,

             To these awful questions plainly

2017-08-19

【Aiden in English】

        I suppose it's impossible to travel through Europe without seeing castles. Like I've said before, castles are a message of power and wealth. Therefore, anyone with power and wealth had a castle. Marksburg Castle, constructed in 1117, was initially built as a fortress for protect

2017-08-18

【The Emperor of China】

Heinrich Heine (1797—1856)

             My father was a dreadful bore,

             A good-for-nothing dandy;

             But I’m a mighty Emperor,

             And love a bumper

2017-08-18

【Changeling】

Heinrich Heine (1797—1856)

          A child with monstrous pumpkin head,

          Grey pigtail, and moustache light red,

          With lanky arms and yet stupendous,

          No bowels, yet with maw tremend

2017-08-18

【The Tendency】

Heinrich Heine (1797—1856)

             German bard! extol our glorious

             German freedom, that thy lay

             May possess our souls, and fire us,

             And to might

2017-08-18

【The Return Home • 60】

Heinrich Heine (1797—1856)

      Too fragmentary is World and Life;

      I'll go to the German professor, who's rife

      With schemes for putting Life's pieces together,

     &nbs

2017-08-18

【The Anniversary】

Heinrich Heine (1797—1856)

             Not one mass will e'er be chanted,

             Not one Hebrew prayer be mutter'd,

             When the day I died returneth,—

            &n

2017-08-18

【Aiden in English】

        Mom and I visited many castles and palaces, ranging from Romanesque to Gothic styles, during our previous Danube Viking Cruise. Every other day or so, a new king or wealthy family would be introduced during the tour, each with its own empire and a vast pool of wealth. Typ

2017-08-17

【On the Portrait of His Imperial Majesty. Ferdinand the Third.】

Joost van den Vondel (1587—1679)

When Joachim Sandrart van Stokou, out of Vienna, in Austria, honored me with his Majesty's portrait, adorned with festoons and other ornaments.

【Deus nobis haec otia fecit.】

       The Sun of Austria uplifts his gloriou

2017-08-17

【Vondel's Lucifer • ACT III】

Joost van den Vondel (1587—1679)

        Now the angels are divided: the rebellious demand "justice"; the loyalists speak up for continued obedience to God's will, as whatever He ordains is right.

        Mic

2017-08-17

【Vondel's Lucifer·ACT IV】

Joost van den Vondel (1587—1679)

        Gabriel and Michael discuss the outbreak of the war. God has weighed mercy against righteousness and has decided in favor of self-defense. So they arm themselves for battle. Meanwhile, Lucifer and his supporters have taken the of

2017-08-17

【One Hour of Survival】

Joost van den Vondel (1587—1679)

All I know is that a person must walk on their feet; 

On the outside, shoes; on the inside, blood.

They support a body that cannot fly.

As for words— / The body of sound, the living corpse of the word.

By the next morning, vocabulary, at the very least, reeks of bad breath.

—— R

2017-08-17

【Vondel's Lucifer】

Joost van den Vondel (1587—1679)

• Doth fate decree that I must fall. Of rank and honors shorn, Then let me fall; but fall with this my crown, Upon my brow, this scepter in my grasp.

• With my own retinue of faithful troops, And with these many thousands on my side, thus to fall brings honor and shall shed.

• Nor hardship d

2017-08-17

【Aiden in English】

        I'm an American Chinese, so I instinctively have grown a tolerance for disgusting cheeses. I love its greasy, unhealthy texture as you swallow, feeling life ebb away with every bite. I swear, Americans are the dumbest creatures on earth. They ask themselves, 'Why

2017-08-16

【Totally White Room】

Gerrit Kouwenaar (1923—2014)

        Let’s make the room white one more time

        one more time the totally white room, you, me

        It won’t save

2017-08-16

【A Happy Childhood】

Gerrit Kouwenaar (1923—2014)

     Vergeet je wel eens je vaders klok op te winden?

     Ja, ik vergeet wel eens mijn vaders tijd te vergeten

    Draag je wel eens een ooglap een strohoed een vadermoorder?

     Nee, ik draag een gedicht op, een zomer van blad

2017-08-16

【Song of the Western Countries】

Jan Arends (1925—1974)

                I 

                write poems

            &nb

2017-08-16

【Aiden in English】

        Today marks our last day of the Viking pre-cruise. So far, the adventure has focused on the Netherlands, specifically the area around Amsterdam. While there is much to explore, Amsterdam sets up something more significant, and I think it is time to move on. But not before seeing the mos

2017-08-15

【I】

Jan Arends (1925—1974)

                    I'm fifty

                    years old

        &nb

2017-08-15

【Aiden in English】

        No, we're not in New York City. Haarlem, with two a's, is still in the Netherlands. However, like Brooklyn and the Coney Islands, they are places in the Netherlands. History shows that Dutch explorers traveled to North America and discovered the Hudson River, as w

2017-08-14

【Aiden in English】

        Once again, it was Day One of another crazy adventure through one river. One moment ago, I was still standing in line, waiting to board one tiny AA plane to fly across one not-so-tiny ocean from one place to another. Granted, one would not care as much about one continent

2017-08-10

【Aiden in English】

        Time for debate. The big-boy, try-hard pants are on, and yet I still feel as if everything was unprepared. Today marked the beginning of a great adventure, a long series of competitions and brutal tests against many opponents, all leading to the ultimate goal: a champions

2017-08-04

【Aiden in English】

        I got Lyle as my partner, which already made my day. But more than that, today was a great day of learning. From now on, it would be a fast, downhill ride, and every lesson had to be worth spending energy and time on. I also suddenly realized how little time I had to prep

2017-08-03

【Aiden in English】

        There has yet to be a relaxing day at this Capitol Debate Camp. And it is true, the debate takes up most of your attention. Yes, we've had certain days where the camp has given hours of free time, but today was a field trip to Colonial Bowling. It was a time

2017-08-02

【Aiden in English】

        I must say, it feels delicious to start debating now. I love it. The entire camp up to this point has been essentially note-taking and minimal public speaking. However, there is a saying that the best way to learn is to take the plunge. And today was a leap of faith in a

2017-08-01

【Aiden in English】

        The debate is entertaining. I love it a lot. But the complete and utter depressing thought of learning is around every corner. Today, I had little excitement. The stark truth is that this camp is essential for a specific class in school, where students learn about the deb

2017-07-31

【Aiden in English】

        The debate has begun. The debate meetings' arguments, competitive spirits, and stressful situations have begun. And the fun has already started.

        I want to say that my debate experience was previously lacking. However, that did not

2017-07-30

【Aiden in English】

        My current experience with debates has been uneventful, unsuccessful, and tedious. Best of all, none of it was my fault. The only way to completely… feel the atmosphere, competitive attitude, and torturous, hair-pulling, nail-biting stress was to enter a camp: a sleepove

2017-07-26

【Aiden in English】

        "Stevie, can you please hurry up? Dinner's almost ready, and you still need to clean yourself."

        "Alright, yeah, yeah. I'm coming, Ma," an exasperated Steven replied. He always felt slightly an

2017-07-11

【National Song】

Sándor Petőfi (1823—1849)

        Hungarian on his feet, home is late!

        It's time, now or never!

        Should we be prisoners or free?

        This i

2017-07-11

【I would be a branch】

Sándor Petőfi (1823—1849)

       A branch I’d be if you would be its bloom,

         A bloom I’d be, if you, its dew.

         I’d be the dew if sunlight – 

         You would love me daily.

2017-07-11

【I Am Willing It Is A Torrent……】

Sándor Petőfi (1823—1849)

I am willing it is a torrent,

　the River in the mountains,

 Pass the rock

 On the rugged mountain path

 Only my spouse

 It is a small fish,

 Swim happily in my spray.

I am willing it is neglect woods,

  Two sides in the rive