2017-08-19

【Appendix to "Lazarus" • I】 Heinrich Heine (1797—1856) Holy parables discarding,
And each guess, however pious, To these awful questions plainly Seek with answers to supply us:—
Wherefore bends the Just One, bleeding 'Neath the cross's weight laborious, While upon his steed the Wicked Rides all-proudly and victorious?
Wherein lies the fault? It is not That our God is not almighty? Or hath he himself offended?— Such a thought seems wild and flighty.
Thus are we for ever asking, Till at length our mouths securely With a clod of earth are fasten’d,— That is not an answer, surely? —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— 【《抛掉那些神圣的比喻》】 海因里希·海涅“领主·一家之主”(1797生—1856卒) 抛掉那些神圣的比喻, 抛掉那些虔诚的假定—— 我们不要拐弯抹角, 来解答这些被诅咒的疑问。
为什么正义者痛苦流血, 拽着沉重的十字架, 坏人反而充作胜利者, 幸福地骑着高大的骏马?
这罪过是什么根由? 是不是我们的主已经不是全能? 或者他本人在搞些坏事? 若是这样,可真是卑鄙,
因此我们追问不停, 直到人们用泥土一把 最后堵住我们的嘴—— 难道这也算是一个回答?
【注】马克“战神”城堡是莱茵“奔流”河谷唯一一座从未被毁过的城堡。从11世纪到今天,它一直完整地站在那里,像一颗从未被撬动的牙齿。灰色的石墙从板岩里长出来,分不清哪里是岩石,哪里是墙。门很小,要弯腰才能进去;庭院里有一棵老椴树,树冠罩住了半个院子。莱茵河谷的城堡没有一座不坚固,没有一座不偏,可它们都被毁了——被法国人、瑞典人、时间毁的。只有马克城堡逃过一劫。据说二战时,盟军飞行员飞到城堡上空,炸弹舱卡住了,晃晃悠悠飞过去,炸弹才全扔进了河里。城堡完好无损,连庭院的椴树都还在,只是老了些。显然,它不是因为特别隐蔽或特别坚固才幸存,而是像被命运刻意绕开了,因此更懂得如何活过时间。 如今的马克城堡里有一座博物馆,陈列着中世纪盔甲与兵器,这些本是用于摧毁、却被完好地收藏在从未被摧毁的空间里。时间碾碎了那么多城堡,却绕过了这座,它完整得像昨天才建好。完整是一种运气,也是一种重量,它得替所有被毁的城堡站在那里,替它们看莱茵河继续流。 我站在城堡的露台上,可以看见莱茵河在这里拐了一个弯。河对岸是科布伦茨“合流”,德意志角的威廉“坚定保护者”一世铜像在阳光下闪闪发光。再远处,是摩泽尔“小转弯”河汇入的地方,水色黄绿分明。河水在脚下流,船从河心经过,船尾的浪花打到岸边的石头上啪啪地响,让整座城堡不再是与世隔绝的孤堡,而是嵌入大河地理中的一个锚点,锚点不沉,河流才敢继续汹涌。 2002年,莱茵河中上游河谷被联合国教科文组织列为《世界遗产名录》。 Today in History(历史上的今天):
2017: Braubach, Marksburg Castle of Germany(德国布劳巴赫·马克堡)
2014: YMCA Camp─Dodgeball-2(基督教青年会夏令营─躲避球之二)
Marksburg above the Town, Braubach
(布劳巴赫·马克堡居高临下) Marksburg above Braubach, Making It an Exceptionally Authentic, fully Intact Example of Medieval Defensive Architecture
(布劳巴赫“啤酒溪”城上马克堡·保存完好、极具历史意义的中世纪防御建筑 08-19-2017)
Rhine Gorge Viewed from Marksburg,Featuring the World's Highest Concentration of Medieval Castles & Dramatic Steep-banked Scenery
(从马克堡眺望莱茵峡谷·拥有世界上密度最高的中世纪城堡群、壮丽陡峭的河岸风光 08-19-2017) 
Chapel Tower (教堂塔 08-19-2017) 
Arrow Slit Gate w/ Steward's Tower (箭狭门与守卫塔 08-19-2017) Fox Gate & Bailey (外门与堡场)

Fox Door (外门) Front Gate (前门)

Medieval Door (中世纪门) 
Patchwork Door, Featuring Ornate Wrought Iron Hinge Straps (拼花门·配有精美的锻铁铰链带) 
Medieval Doors w/ a Distinctive Small, Arched Doorway Next to a Larger, Hinged Wooden Door (中世纪门·小拱形门与旁边较大的铰链木门) 
Romanesque Doorway (罗马式通道) Upper & Outer Battery (上层炮台外观)
Great Artillery Battery (大炮台)
Bedchamber (卧房)

Chapel Frescoes w/ a 15th-Century Rhenish Virgin Mary (教堂壁画与十五世纪礼贤会圣母玛利亚雕像) Book from the Middle Ages, Great Hall (大厅·中世纪图书)
Tapestry @ Music Alcove, Great Hall (大厅·音乐隔间的挂毯)
Tapestry w/ the Curtain of the Lordship Life a Glante Scene c. 1520 @ Music Alcove, Great Hall
(大厅音乐隔间的挂毯·《领主生活的帷幕:雅礼场景》约1520年) Tapestry of the Vintage, Representing a 15th-century Scene of Grape Harvesting & Winemaking @ Music Alcove, Great Hall
(大厅音乐隔间的挂毯·描绘15世纪葡萄采摘和酿酒的场景) Late Medieval Forge, Blacksmith's Workshop
(铁匠室·中世纪晚期锻造工具) 
Wine Press @ Cellar (酒窖·葡萄压榨机) Wine Barrels @ Cellar (酒窖里的酒桶)
Toilet w/ No Door (没门的茅房)
Cast-Iron Cookware, Kitchen (厨房·铸铁炊具)
Fireplace, Kitchen (厨房·壁炉)
Utensils, Kitchen (厨房·餐具)
Mill Shop (磨坊)

Powder Tower (火药塔) 
Romanesque Lobby (罗马式门厅) 
The Square Keep (警卫区) Wedding Photo-Taken (婚照现场)
St. Lambertus @ Braubach Overlooked from Marksburg
(从马克堡鸟瞰布劳巴赫的圣兰伯特“光明之地”教堂)

Common Mullein (毛蕊花)
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