2023-07-24 Cousins Day

【A Dish of Peaches in Russia (1942)】

Wallace Stevens (1879—1955)

        With my whole body I taste these peaches,

        I touch them and smell them. Who speaks?

        I absorb them as the Angevine

        Absorbs Anjou. I see them as a lover sees,

        As a young lover sees the first buds of spring

        And as the black Spaniard plays his guitar.

        Who speaks? But it must be that I,

        That animal, that Russian, that exile, for whom

        The bells of the chapel pullulate sounds at

        Heart. The peaches are large and round,

        Ah! and red; and they have peach fuzz, ah!

        They are full of juice and the skin is soft.

        They are full of the colors of my village

        And of fair weather, summer, dew, peace.

        The room is quiet where they are.

        The windows are open. The sunlight fills

        The curtains. Even the drifting of the curtains,

        Slight as it is, disturbs me. I did not know

        That such ferocities could tear

        One self from another, as these peaches do.

—— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • ——

【《一盘俄罗斯桃子》(1942)】

华莱士·史蒂文斯“异乡人·花环”(1879生—1955卒)

【红霞译】

            我全神贯注品尝这些桃子，

            摸了又摸闻了又闻。谁说的？

            我吸啜桃子好比天使干红人

            吸啜冬梨。我像恋人端详它们，

            如同年轻的情侣观赏春芽萌发

            以及黑皮肤西班牙人弹奏吉他。

            谁说的？但肯定是我，

            那个愣头青、俄国佬、流亡者，为之

            礼拜堂的钟声才拨动

            心弦。桃子又大又圆，

            哎呀！红扑扑的；毛绒绒的，哎呀！

            全都汁盈皮软。

            它们充满我家乡的色彩

            并透着晴天、夏季、雨露、和平。

            其所在的房间安宁静谧。

            窗户开着。阳光洒满

            窗帘。窗帘拂过，

            即使柔慢微动，依旧引人浮想。我不知道

            这种冒失会使

            彼此分离，正如这些桃子。

【注】身边许多朋友业余时间里不是热衷下自留地种菜就是酷爱到大西洋打鱼，七月入伏前后，恰值大费城西北郊韭菜疯长季节，又赶上黑石斑鱼(Black Sea Bass)、鳀鱼(Common Ling)、鲭鱼(Mackerel)等繁生时令，于是过去五周来一直忙于房子粉刷的我靠友吃友，没少跟着沾光，琐碎的生活因为朋友的陪伴变得温馨而快乐。

朋友一生一起走，那些日子难再有！

Today in History(历史上的今天):

2019: Suzhou—Venice of the East, China(苏州—东方的威尼斯)

2019: Suzhou Museum by I.M. Pei, China(苏州博物馆—贝聿铭封山杰作)

2019: Suzhou Shantang Hist & Cultural Block(苏州山塘历史文化街区)

2019: Suzhou Cold Hill Temple, China(苏州寒山寺)

2019: Suzhou Tiger Hill, China(苏州虎丘山)

2019: Suzhou—Pan Gate Scenic Area, China(苏州盘门风景区)

2015: PSC B-Ball Camp─Laser Tag(费城运动俱乐部篮球营─激光追身战)

2014: YMCA Camp—Flag Football-1(基督教青年会营夺旗式橄榄球之一)

2013: 费城管弦乐团“体育大观”(Sports-tacular)

Cumberland Falls, the Niagara of the South in KY

(肯塔基“草地”州坎伯兰“同胞之地”瀑布·南方的尼亚加拉“雷鸣般水声”瀑布 07-05-1991)

Central Park in Louisville, KY

(肯塔基州路易维尔“名斗士城”·中央公园 07-25-1992)

Waterfront Park in Charleston, SC

(南卡罗莱纳“自由者”州查尔斯顿“自由城”·河滨公园 07-04-1993)

Montauk Lighthouse, the 1st Lighthouse Built in New York State (1796)

(纽约“新紫衫树之地”州蒙托克“丘陵地带”航标灯·1796年纽约州建造的第一座灯塔 07-05-1994)

Waterfront w/ Panoramic Views of the San Francisco Skyline & the Golden Gate Bridge in Sausalito, CA

(加利福尼亚“火炉”州索萨利托“小柳树林”海滨·可欣赏到旧金山天际线和金门大桥的全景 06-03-1995)

Potsdam, the Former Residence of Prussian Kings & the German Kaiser & the City for Negotiating Terms for the End of WWII in Germany

(德国波茨坦“橡树下”·普鲁士“水乡”国王和德国皇帝的故居，谈判二战结束条款的地方 06-13-1996)

Breakers Mansion, the Grandest of Newport's Summer Cottages of Vanderbilt Family in the Gilded Age in Newport, RI

(罗德“红”岛州新港破浪者别墅·镀金时代范德比尔特家族在新港建造的最宏伟的避暑别墅 07-04-1997)

Picnic @ Sloan Kettering Institute, NYC

(纽约城纪念斯隆—凯特琳“斗士—水壶之地”癌症研究所·野餐 07-17-1998)

Mohonk Mtn House in a Turreted 7-Story Victorian Character, NY

(纽约州莫洪克“高山”山荘·带有角塔的七层维多利亚“胜利女王”式建筑 07-31-1999)

Capilano Suspension Bridge in Vancouver, Canada

(加拿大温哥华“牛群渡口”·卡皮拉诺“美河”吊桥 07-04-2000)

New Jersey Lottery Festival of Ballooning

(新泽西“草”州彩票热气球节 07-28-2001)

Exit Glacier, a Visible Indicator of Glacial Recession Due to Climate Change in Alaska

(阿拉斯加“大地”州出口冰川·气候变化导致冰川退缩的可见指标 07-06-2002)

> 5-Mo Baby in Front of Untitled (1937) by Pablo Picasso

(巴勃罗·毕加索“小·喜鹊”1937年创作的《无题》——五个多月大的娃儿 07-31-2003)

Toddler-I in Reading w/ Grandma @ Home, PA

(宾州本家与外婆一起读书·小幼儿生 07-03-2004)

Toddler-II @ Penn's Landing, in Honor of William Penn's Historic Landing in Philadelphia (1682)

(费城“兄弟之爱”纪念威廉·佩恩“坚定保护者·山谷”于1682年在该城的历史性登陆地·大幼儿生 07-09-2005)

Preschool-I @ Home, PA

(宾州本家·小幼童生 07-23-2006)

Preschool-II @ the Little Red Schoolhouse of Story BookLand, NJ

(新州故事书游乐园《小红学舍》·大幼童生 07-21-2007)

Pre-Kindergartener @ Pharaoh's Phortress of Camelbeach Waterpark, PA

(宾州骆驼滩水上公园法老要塞·学前班预科生 07-19-2008)

Cartagena City via Island Princess in Columbia

(经由“公主·岛屿”号前往哥伦比亚“鸽子”卡塔赫纳“新城” 01-27-2009)

1^st Grader in 4-Hand Piano Home On Ranch w/ Grandma, PA

(宾州本家与外婆四手联弹《牧场上的家》·小学一年级生 07-12-2010)

2^nd Grade @ Carey Stadium of Germantown Academy Summer Camp, PA

(宾州捷门堂“德国城学校”夏令营黑色体育场·小学二年级 07-28-2011)

3^rd Grader @ Pool Party, Maplewood Swim Club of PA

(宾州枫林游泳俱乐部泳池聚会·小学三年级生 07-22-2012)

4^th Grader @ Pool Party, Maplewood Swim Club of PA

(宾州枫林游泳俱乐部泳池聚会·小学四年级生 07-21-2013)

4^th Grader @ Pool Party, Maplewood Swim Club of PA

(宾州枫林游泳俱乐部泳池聚会·小学五年级生 07-20-2014)

6^th Grader @ Maderno's Fountain，St. Peter's Square, Vatican

(梵蒂冈城圣彼得“磐石”广场马代尔诺“母性”喷泉·初一生 07-04-2015)

7^th Grader @ Strömgatan Quay in Stockholm, Sweden

(瑞典首都斯德哥尔摩“原木岛”滨河码头·初二生 07-04-2016)

8^th Grader @ Residenzplatz of Salzburg, Austria

(奥地利萨尔斯“盐”堡官邸广场·初三生 07-04-2017)

9^th Grader @ Social Nite of North Penn HS, PA

(北宾州高中社交晚会·高一生 07-23-2018)

10^th Grader @ Firebirds Wood Fired Grill in Lansdale, PA

(宾夕法尼亚“山林”州兰斯代尔“林间旷地”火鸟熏木烧烤餐厅·高二生 07-12-2019)

11^th Grader @ Pool House Court of Stoneleigh, PA

(宾州斯通利“石场”庄园泳池屋庭院·高三生 07-05-2020)

Lehigh River, PA (宾州里海“岔道之地”河 07-05-2021)

101-117 E High St in Pottstown, PA

(宾州波茨敦“坑镇”·东高圣街101—117号 07-10-2022)

Spray of Interior Doors @ Backyard, PA

(宾州本家后院·喷刷门漆 07-20-2023)

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