2024-06-14 National Cucumber Day

【Odes, Book I - 02 (1924)】

Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935)

        Of the gardens of Adonis, Lydia, I love

        Most of all those fugitive roses

        That on the day they are born,

        That very day, must also die.

        Eternal, for them, the light of day:

        They're born when the sun is already high

        And die before Apollo's course

        Across the visible sky is run.

        We too, of our lives, must make one day:

        We never know, my Lydia, nor want

        To know of nights before or after

        The little while that we may last.

—— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • ——

【《一頌之二》(1924)】

(葡萄牙)費爾南多·佩索阿“旅行者·角色”

(1888生—1935卒)

【紅霞譯】

            阿童尼“植物神”花園裡，美人，我喜歡

            大都在出世之日

            轉瞬即逝的玫瑰，

            又在那天，零落成泥。

            永恆於它們不過是白晝之光：

            生在艷陽高照

            而死在太陽神完成

            穿越看得見天空之前。

            把人生當作一天吧：

            親愛的美人，我們無知

            無覺黑夜前後

            所度過的瞬間。

【注】布拉加“馬褲”大教堂，這座葡萄牙最古老的聖殿，始建於11世紀。彼時，葡萄牙尚未成為獨立王國，這片土地仍在摩爾“阿拉伯”人與基督教勢力的拉鋸中喘息。而這座教堂，便是在這樣的時代背景下拔地而起，成為信仰的堡壘，也是權力的象徵。

走近大教堂，首先映入眼帘的是那融合了多種風格的立面。古羅馬式的厚重與簡樸，體現在那堅實的石牆和半圓形的拱門上；哥特式的輕盈與向上，則藏在那高聳的尖頂和肋狀拱頂里。而摩爾人的影響，則隱約可見於某些幾何圖案的裝飾中，那是幾個世紀伊斯蘭統治留下的文化印記。最特別的是曼努埃爾“上帝與我們同在”式風格——這種葡萄牙獨有的晚期哥特式建築語言，以繁複的雕刻、繩索般的石雕和象徵航海發現的元素，將教堂的某些部分裝點得如同海上的珊瑚。

走進教堂內部，光線從彩繪玻璃窗傾瀉而下，在石柱上投下斑駁的光影。主祭壇金碧輝煌，巴洛克式的裝飾令人目眩。迴廊幽深靜謐，每一根柱頭都雕刻着聖經故事或奇珍異獸。這裡不僅是布拉加總教區的所在地，也是葡萄牙和西班牙大主教的駐地——它的宗教影響力，早已跨越了國界。

站在大教堂前，我試圖想象11世紀的人們，是如何一石一石地將這座聖殿壘起。沒有起重機，沒有鋼筋水泥，只有信仰和雙手。他們或許不曾想到，一千年後，依然有人站在這同一片土地上，仰望同一座尖塔，感嘆同一份虔誠。

Today in History(歷史上的今天):

2024: Porto, the 2nd Largest of Portugal(葡萄牙波爾圖·第二大城市)

2024: Braga, the Religious Ctr of Portugal(葡萄牙宗教中心·布拉加)

2024: Bom Jesus do Monte in Braga, Portugal(葡萄牙布拉加·山上好耶穌)

2024: Guimaraes, the Birthplace of Portugal(葡萄牙誕生地·吉馬良斯城)

2015: Archaeological Site of Pompeii, Italy(意大利龐貝古城)

2015: Lemons in Capri, Italy(意大利卡普里“山羊”島的檸檬)

2012: Descriptive─Fables(想象文─童話故事)

The Main Façade Sculpted in Black Rock w/ 3 Gothic Arches Constructed @ the End of the 15^th Century, & the Towers/Upper Storeys in Early Baroque Built in the 17^th Century

(黑岩雕刻的正面觀·帶有15世紀末的哥特式三拱門，早期巴洛克式塔樓及頂層建於17世紀 06-14-2024)

The Seat of the Archbishop of Braga and Primate of Portugal & the Hispanias

(大主教之城布拉加·葡萄牙和西班牙大主教所在地)

Main Nave Stood out w/an Altar, the Vault, & a Huge Stained Glass Window

(主堂以祭壇、拱頂和巨大的彩色玻璃窗而聞名)

Manuelino Main Chapel w/ Ornate Stone Carved Altar

(體現葡萄牙晚期哥特式建築風格的主教堂·配以華麗的石雕祭壇，可追溯到11世紀)

Chancel, the Oldest Cathedral in Portugal back to the 11^th Century in Romanesque w/ Gothic Baroque

(聖壇·葡萄牙最古老的大教堂，採用羅馬式、哥特式和巴洛克式風格)

Fresco Painting on the Wooden Ceiling (木製天花板上的壁畫)

Wooden Ceiling (木製天花板)

Choir Stalls & High Altar (唱詩班席與高祭壇)

Square Dome (方形穹頂)

Pulpit (講道壇)

Altarpiece @ Chapel of Our Lady of Piety

(虔誠聖母禮拜堂·祭壇畫)

Close-up of Altarpiece @ Chapel of Our Lady of Piety

(虔誠聖母禮拜堂·祭壇畫近景)

Altarpiece @ Chapel of the Madonna and Infant Jesus

(聖母和聖嬰耶穌禮拜堂·祭壇畫)

Altarpiece @ Sanctuary of Our Lady of Sameiro

(聖母之地聖母聖殿·祭壇畫)

Altarpiece of the Black Beard God

(黑鬍子神祭壇畫)

Altarpiece @ Chapel of S. Pedro de Rates)

(布拉加第一任大主教光源的磐石聖徒禮拜堂·祭壇畫)

Altarpiece @ Chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary

(玫瑰聖母禮拜堂·祭壇畫)

Altarpiece @ Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament

(聖體禮拜堂·祭壇畫)

Medieval Architectural Arches (中世紀建築拱門)

Altarpiece @ Chapel of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Formerly of the Holy Trinity

(耶穌聖心禮拜堂·前聖三一禮拜堂祭壇畫)

Golden Altarpiece @ Transept Side of the Gospel

(福音側堂·金色祭壇畫)

Altarpiece Depicting the Blessed Virgin & St. John the Baptist along w/ St. Michael Delivering Souls out of Purgatory

(祭壇畫描繪了聖母和施洗者神慈聖徒以及聖天使長將靈魂從煉獄中拯救出來)

Crucified Jesus @ Transept Side of the Gospel

(福音側堂·被釘在十字架上的耶穌)

Enormous Columns & Pillars (巨大的排柱和立柱)

Ceilings Decorated w/ Bright Colors, Columns Surrounded by Gilded Carvings & Organs Blended w/ the Decoration of the High Choir through 2 Balconies

(色彩鮮艷的天花板，排柱周圍環繞着鍍金雕刻，藉助兩個陽台將管風琴與高唱詩台的裝飾融為一體)

Organ & Ceiling of the High Choir w/ a Depiction of the Marriage of the Virgin Mary & St Joseph in the Middle

(高唱詩班席的管風琴和中間天花板描繪了耶穌父母舉行婚禮)

Choir Beautifully Decorated w/ a Painted Ceiling & Sculptured Gilt Wood Choir Stalls Executed around 1737

(裝飾精美的唱詩班·建於1737年左右，擁有彩繪天花板和金雕鍍金木質唱詩班座席)

2 Gilt Wood Organs Heavily Decorated w/ Baroque & Fantastic Motifs

(兩台鍍金木製風琴·雕飾精美，帶有巴洛克風格和夢幻般圖案)

Holy Water Sink (聖水槽)

The Figure of Saint Sebastiao (聖塞巴斯蒂昂“可敬”雕像)

The Figure of Saint João (聖若昂“神慈”雕像)

Tomb of Infante Dom Afonso, Son of King D. João I & Queen Filipa de Lencastre w/ Canopy Made of Wood Covered w/ Pieces of Golden & Silver Copper

(若昂國王一世和王后菲利帕·倫卡斯特“愛馬仕·河堡”的尊貴王子多姆·阿方索“領主·尊貴”之墓——木製華蓋，鑲飾金銀銅片)

Tomb of D. Eurico Dias Nogueira, a Portuguese Prelate of Catholic Church

(葡萄牙天主教會高級主教之墓)

Monument to the Archbishops (大主教紀念碑)

View of the South Side & the Portal in the Lateral Façade in Original Romanesque

(教堂的南側景觀和原始的古羅馬式側門 06-14-2024)

Bell Towers (鐘樓)

Chapel of Our Lady of Glory (榮耀聖母禮拜堂)

Cloister of Saint Amaro, the 1^st Portuguese Cathedral Erected Several Decades before the Founding of the Country as Part of the Kingdom of León

(聖阿馬羅“苦澀”修道院·葡萄牙第一座大教堂，早於建國幾十年前，屬於獅子王國的一部分)

Romanesque Apse w/ a Painting Representing Our Lady of Loreto on the Vault

(古羅馬式後殿·拱頂上描繪月桂樹聖母)

Pelourinho & Porta (頸手枷和大門)

Chapel of São Geraldo (聖傑拉爾多“持矛者”禮拜堂)

St Ovidius the 3^rd Bishop of Braga & a Portuguese Saint

(聖奧維迪烏斯“牧羊人”·布拉加第三任主教和葡萄牙守護神)

Crosslinks(相關博文):

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