2024-06-23 National Typewriter Day

【Song: II】

Maurice Maeterlinck (1862-1949)

〖Nobel Prize in Literature 1911〗

            And if he should come again, 

                 What am I to say?

            – Tell him some one looked for him,

                 Till she passed away…

            And if he keeps questioning,

                 Without knowing me?

            – As a sister speaks to him,

                 He will grieve, may be…

            And if he asks where you are,

                 What am I to answer?

            – Give him then my golden ring,

                 Without any answer…

            And if he should wonder why

                 The hall is glad no more?

            – Show him the extinguished lamp,

                 And the open door…

            And if he should question then

                 How you fell asleep?

            –Tell him I smiled at the last

                 Lest it make him weep…

—— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • ——

【《歌謠：二》】

(比利時)深皮膚·梅特林克(1862生—1949卒)

〖1911年獲諾貝爾文學獎〗

【紅霞譯】

            如果他再回來，

                我該說什麼？

            ——就說有人在找他，

                直到她死去……

            如果他一直盤問，

                卻不了解我?

            ——就像姊妹跟他聊天，

                他也許會傷心……

            如果他問你在哪兒，

                我該怎麼回答？

            ——就把我的金戒指給他，

                不必回應……

            如果他想知道為何

                大廳不再歡樂？

            ——就給他看那盞熄滅的燈

                還有那扇敞開的門……

            如果他接着問

                你怎麼入睡？

            ——就告訴他我終於面帶笑容

                免得讓他哭泣……

【注】幾個世紀以來，運河一直是布魯日“橋”城的水路命脈、歐洲貿易的主要樞紐，強勁地助推了本土歷史文明的生發和傳播。乘船遊覽聖水運河、黃金運河、綠光運河、愛之湖運河，蜿蜒穿過紅牆橙瓦灰蓋小橋人家，每個轉彎處都呈現眼花繚亂的各色風情，讓我痴迷地探索水中倒映下的神秘花園、浪漫橋梁和中世紀建築。隨着夜幕降臨，成群結隊的遊人離去，時間停在運河上靜止不動。

Today in History(歷史上的今天):

2024: Bruges Church of Our Lady, Belgium(比利時布魯日·聖母教堂)

2024: Historic Center of Bruges, Belgium(比利時布魯日·歷史中心)

2016: Tower of London, Royal Palace & Fortress(英格蘭倫敦塔)

2016: River Thames in London, England(英格蘭倫敦·泰晤士河)

2015: Constanta, the Oldest City ROU(羅馬尼亞堅定城·最古老的城市)

2015: Bucharest, La Belle Epoque of Romania(羅馬尼亞布加勒斯特·美好時光)

2015: Bucharest, Balkan Paris in Romania(羅馬尼亞布加勒斯特·巴爾幹的巴黎)

2015: Dimitrie Gusti Natl Village Museum, ROU(羅馬尼亞國家鄉村館)

2015: Ceausescu's Dictatorship, Romania(羅馬尼亞齊奧塞斯庫獨裁)

2014: YMCA Camp—Outdoor Pool-1(基督教青年會營戶外戲水池之一)

Bruges offers visitors a journey into Europe's past w/ its well-preserved bldgs & cobblestone streets reflecting the city's rich history.

(布魯日為遊客提供了一場歐洲歷史之旅，其保存完好的建築和鵝卵石街道反映了這座城市豐富的歷史)

Sashuis or Lockhouse, Canal, & Old Town

(水閘看管人之家、運河和老城區)

Medieval Architecture along Serene Canals Shaped the Cityscape, Often Referred to as Venice of the North

(寧靜運河沿岸的中世紀建築塑造了北方威尼斯的景觀)

St Salvator Cathedral, the Seat of the Bishop of Bruges Built in the 9th Century as a Small Romanesque Chapel

(聖救世主大教堂·布魯日主教的所在地，建於9世紀，屬於小型羅馬式教堂 06-23-2024)

Lockhouse of Minnewaterpark

(愛湖公園·水閘看管人之家)

Minnewater  a Reservoir & Joined to the Famous Canal System of Bruges

(愛湖水庫與布魯日著名的運河系統相連)

Minnewaterpark, the Love Lake Park

(愛湖公園 06-23-2024)

Castle della Faille in Neo-Gothic Built in 1893

(建於1893年的新哥特式法耶爾“火炬”城堡)

Begijnhofbrug to Béguinage of Bruges, the Only Preserved in Belgium, Dating back to XIII Century Built to Give Home to Pious women Widowed or Never Married, Called the Beguines

(布魯日貝居安女修道院的貝居安會院橋·比利時唯一一座保存完好的女修道院，其歷史可追溯到十三世紀，為喪偶或未婚的虔誠女性提供住所，被稱為貝居安女修道院)

Beguinage, Gated Communities & a Unique Place of Silence in the City Ctr that met their spiritual & material needs

(貝居安會院·封閉式社區和市中心獨特的靜謐之地，滿足了修女們的精神和物質需求)

Groenerei Canal, Part of the Natural Course of the River Reie & an Element of Bruges' Defence System from 1127 onwards

(格羅內雷“綠光”運河·雷伊“光線”河自然河道的一部分，也是1127年以後布魯日防禦體系的交通要道)

Old St John's Hospital & Now Home to an Impressive Collection of Paintings by the Flemish Painter Hans Memling

(舊聖約翰“神慈”醫院·現收藏有弗蘭德斯“低洼”畫家漢斯“神慈”·梅姆林的一系列影響深遠的畫作)

Gruuthusemuseum, Ancient Palace Museum Housing Historic Furniture, Sculpture & Tapestries, by Boniface Bridge

(幸運橋邊格魯修斯“香料屋”博物館·古代宮殿博物館，收藏歷史家具、雕塑和掛毯)

Bonifacius Guesthouse Dating from the 16^th Century

(建於16世紀的吉祥客棧)

Delightfully Ramshackle Bonifacius Gueshouse

(古色古香的吉祥客棧$400/Night)

Romantic Views from St Bonifacius Bridge, the Quaint, Early-20^th-Century Pedestrian Bridge

(吉祥聖徒橋周邊的浪漫景色·古雅的20世紀早期人行橋)

Gruuthusestraat or Spicehouse Street, a Street Located Next to the River Dijver

(香料屋街·位於迪韋爾“聖水”河旁的街道)

Church of Our Lady over Mary's Bridge

(瑪麗“聖母”橋上的聖母教堂)

Nepomucenusbrug or Saint John of Nepomuk, a Patron Saint of Bohemia & Protector of Bridges

(波希米亞守護神和橋梁保護者聖神慈·內波穆克)

Dijver Canal & Church of Our Lady

(聖水運河和聖母教堂)

Rosenhoedkaai or Rosary Quay (玫瑰碼頭)

Close-up of Rozenhoedkaai (玫瑰碼頭·近景)

Historic Guildhall of Tanners along Dijver Canal

(聖水運河沿岸歷史悠久的製革會館)

Monumental Houses ('t Huidevettershuis, the 15^th-Century Tanners' Guild House & Duc de Bourgogne or Duke of Burgundy) over the Dijver Canal

(聖水運河上的紀念性建築·15世紀的製革會館和勃艮第“高地”公爵府邸)

Quay of the Rosary between the Dijver & Groenerei Canals, the Most Photographed Point

(位於聖水運河和綠光運河之間的玫瑰碼頭·最佳取景處)

Medieval Bldgs on the Dijver Canal w/ the Belfry Bell Tower Seen from Rozenhoedkaai

(從玫瑰碼頭觀賞聖水運河上的中世紀建築和鐘樓)

Hotel Restaurant Duc de Bougeogne, the Best Restaurant in Bruges, by Groenerei Canal

(綠光運河旁布魯日最佳餐廳·勃艮第公爵酒店餐廳)

Old St John Site, the 19^th-Century St John's Hospital w/ Its Central Circular Corridor, & @ Right Angles to It, 8 Large, Communal Wards

(舊聖約翰遺址·19世紀的聖約翰醫院，帶有中央環形走廊，與走廊成直角，有8個大型公共病房)

View Southwards on the Reien from the St John's Hospital, w/ Mountain Hill @ L & a Shed @ R, an Annex to the St John's Hospital, Built in 1863, in Solar Lakes

(從聖約翰醫院向南望去的王后運河景色·左處有山丘，右邊有棚屋，這是聖約翰醫院的附屬建築，建於1863年，位於太陽湖)

Gothic Style Brick Stepped Gable

(哥特式磚砌階梯式山牆)

Bruges Nicknamed the Venice of the North, the Capital & Largest City of the Province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium

(號稱北方威尼斯的布魯日·比利時弗拉芒“低洼”大區西弗蘭德“低洼人”省的首府和最大城市)

Jan van Eyck Square

(布魯日佛蘭德斯畫家“神慈·橡樹”廣場)

Crosslinks(相關博文):

Belgium(出遊比利時)

Europe(歐洲掠影)