2023-01-01 New Year's Day

【Esthétique du Mal·XI (1945)】

Wallace Stevens (1879—1955)

        Life is a bitter aspic. We are not

        At the centre of a diamond. At dawn,

        The paratroopers fall and as they fall

        They mow the lawn. A vessel sinks in waves

        Of people, as big-bell billows from its bell

        Bell-bellow in the village steeple. Violets,

        Great tufts, spring up from buried houses

        Of poor, dishonest people, for whom the steeple,

        Long since, rang out farewell, farewell, farewell.

        Natives of poverty, children of malheur,

        The gaiety of language is our seigneur.

        A man of bitter appetite despises

        A well-made scene in which paratroopers

        Select adieux; and he despises this:

        A ship that rolls on a confected ocean,

        The weather pink, the wind in motion; and this:

        A steeple that tip-tops the classic sun's

        Arrangements; and the violets' exhumo.

        The tongue caresses these exacerbations.

        They press it as epicure, distinguishing

        Themselves from its essential savor,

        Like hunger that feeds on its own hungriness.

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【《惡之美學·之十一》(1945年)】

華萊士·史蒂文斯“異鄉人·花環”(1879生—1955卒)

【紅霞譯】

            生活是苦澀的肉凍。我們不是

            鑽石的核心。黎明時分，

            傘兵由天飛下而拖曳的降落傘

            割着草坪。巨輪沉沒於

            人潮當中，伴隨着宏亮的鐘聲

            從村莊的尖塔傳來。紫羅蘭，

            花團錦簇，悄然綻放在

            可憐、奸猾之流的墓地上，尖塔向他們，

            早就發出了告別，再見吧，再見。

            貧窮的原住民，不幸的孩子們，

            歡樂的語言成為大家的主人。

            胃口苦澀者鄙視

            精心製作可為傘兵

            餞行的盛宴；他鄙視這個：

            船隻在人造的海洋上行駛，

            粉紅色的天氣，飛舞的風兒；還有這個：

            尖頂最經典的太陽

            光芒；地上紫羅蘭殘英。

            舌頭品嘗着這些加劇的苦澀。

            他們把它逼成鑑賞家，試圖將自己與

            它的本質味道區分開來，

            就像飢餓似的渴望。

【注】這首詩歌描述有苦澀胃口的人。

今天是元旦，由衷地希望平安喜樂福杯滿溢！

New Year's Day in History(歷史上的今天):

2017: Longwood Organ Concert on NY Day(賓州長木花園元旦鐘琴音樂會)

2014: New Year's Day on Mozambique Channel(莫桑比克海峽慶元旦)

2013: Puerto Madryn the Diving Capital, AR(阿根廷狐狸港—潛水之都)

2011: 拾金不昧(Lost Money Found)

2010: 澳洲仙企鵝遊行(Fairy Penguin Parade, Australia)

2009: 孩子與我(Son & Me)

The 1^st New Year Celebration in the US 

(來美後過得第一個新年 01-01-1991)

NASA's Kennedy Space Center Launch Simulator, FL 

(佛州美國航空航天局·肯尼迪航天中心發射模擬器 01-01-1994)

Conjuncted Rivers of the Green and the Colorado in Canyonlands NP, UT

(猶他州峽谷區國家公園·綠河與紅河交匯處 01-01-1995)

Pope John Paul II for a New Year's Eve greeting during his customary Sunday noon blessing from his apartment above St. Peter's Square, Vantican

(梵蒂岡——教皇約翰·保羅“神賜·卑微”二世在其位於聖保羅廣場上方公寓窗前向趕來參加周日中午祝福儀式的信徒致以除夕問候 12-31-1995)

Sforza Castle, Ancient Fortress & Now Art & Museums in Milan, Italy

(意大利米蘭·古代斯福爾扎“力量”城堡、現在藝術與博物館 01-01-1996)

Christmas Spectacular @ Radio City Music Hall, NYC

(紐約無線電城音樂廳·《聖誕奇觀》01-01-1997)

Dufferin Islands Park in Allanburg, Canada

(加拿大漂亮堡·達弗林“黑色的三分之一”島公園 01-01-1998)

Cottage of Anne Hathaway, the Wife of William Shakespeare in England

(英格蘭莎士比亞妻子安妮·海瑟薇“優雅·荒徑”的草屋 01-01-1999)

Tsukiji Fish Market in Tyoko, Japan

(日本東京·築地“填海土地”鮮魚市場 01-01-2000)

Washington Rock SP, NJ

(新州華盛頓“睿智農家”岩石州立公園 01-10-2001)

Toddler-I @ Woodbridge Mall, NJ

(新州木橋鎮購物中心·小幼兒生 01-01-2004)

Toddler-II @ US Natl Memorial Arch of Valley Forge Natl Historical Park, PA

(賓州福吉“鍛造”谷國家歷史公園美國國家紀念拱門·大幼兒生 01-01-2005)

Preschool-I to Play Chinese Word Puzzles @ Home, PA

(賓州本家玩漢字拼字遊戲·小幼童生 01-01-2006)

Pre-Kindergartener as Julie's Stop-by @ Home, PA

(賓州本家正漣道訪·學前班預科生 01-01-2008)

Kindergartener w/ Nintendo Pals @ Bonnie-Dashi's House, PA

(賓州邦莉—達世新年聚會任天堂遊戲群·學前班生 01-01-2009)

1^st Grader @ Fairy Penguin Parade on Phillip Island, Australia

(澳大利亞菲利普“愛馬仕”島仙企鵝返巢過夜·小學一年級生 01-01-2010)

2^nd Grader @ Mary-Wei's Party, PA

(賓州春燕—威的新年聚會·小學二年級生 01-01-2011)

3^rd Grader @ Game Circle of New Year's Party @ Home, PA

(賓州本家新年聚會遊戲群·小學三年級生 01-01-2012)

4^th Grader @ Magellanic Penguins of Puerto Madryn, Argentina

(阿根廷馬德林“偉大”港南美企鵝·小學四年級生 01-01-2013)

5^th Grader En Route to Maputo over the Indian Ocean, Mozambique

(通往莫桑比克首都馬普托的印度洋上·小學五年級生 01-01-2014)

6^th Grader @ Home Backyard on New Year Play Date, PA

(賓州本家後院新年玩耍·初一生 01-02-2015)

7^th Grader Meets White-tailed Deers @ Home Backyard, PA

(賓州本家後院與白尾鹿照面·初二生 01-01-2016)

8^th Grader @ Christmas Trees Conservatory of Longwood Gardens, PA

(賓州長木花園聖誕樹溫室·初三生 01-01-2017)

New Year Prayers @ China Grace Christian Church, PA

(賓州神州基督教堂·新年早禱 01-01-2018)

10^th Grader @ Christmas Trees Conservatory of Longwood Gardens, PA

(賓州長木花園聖誕樹溫室·高二生 01-01-2019)

11^th Grader @ Noodle 88 Chinese Restaurant Ahead of the Pandemic, PA

(賓州八八麵館新冠肺炎疫情前·高三生 01-01-2020)

Lake Galena @ Peace Valley Park during the Pandemic, PA

(賓州和平谷公園加利娜“寧靜”湖·新冠肺炎疫情期間 01-01-2021)

Christmas Trees Conservatory @ Longwood Gardens, PA

(賓州長木花園·聖誕樹溫室 01-02-2022)

The Sophomore @ Volcano Hot Pot Post-Pandemic, PA

(賓州火山麻辣燙新冠肺炎疫情後·大二生 01-01-2023)

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