2017-08-22

【German Folksong • Good-Bye Winter】

            Winter good-bye, departing hurts

            But your departure makes

            my heart laugh

            Winter good-bye, departing hurts

2017-08-22

【Where?】

Heinrich Heine (1797—1856)

            Where shall I, of wandering weary,

            Find my resting-place at last?

            Under drooping southern palm-trees?

            Under limes the Rhine sweeps past?

     &nb

2017-08-22

【I wept in my dreams】

Heinrich Heine (1797—1856)

               I wept in my dreams.

               I dreamed you lay in the grave;

               I awoke, and the tears

               still poured down my cheeks.

2017-08-21

【You are so like a flower】

Heinrich Heine (1797—1856)

            You are so like a flower,

            So lovely, fair, and pure;

            I gaze at you and wistful

            Melancholy slips into my heart.

2017-08-21

【Aiden in English】

        Today, Mom and I entered France. No, Germany. Ehhhh... France. Maybe Germ- no, no, definitely France. By now, after two world wars, everyone in Strasbourg is tired of switching back and forth between the countries. Luckily, both countries use euros, so whatever nation Strasbourg now falls under will use the same currency.

        Being one of the largest cities on the romanti

2017-08-20

【What is love】

Heinrich Heine (1797—1856)

Love is a star shrouded in morning fog

Without you

Heaven is hell

Li River War lovely, subtle shaking

This… Shy sweet embrace —

On your beautiful lips,

I preferred kissing instead of the language

My kiss is like the smoke from my heart aflame!

Yesterday kissed my happiness,

Today has come to naught,

I received a sincere love

Always the total can not be sustained.

Women to men there is a way to be happy；

but unfortunately the way to a man trapped in there m

2017-08-20

【Declaration】

Heinrich Heine (1797—1856)

      Shadowing downward came dusky evening,

      Wildly the breakers rolled,

      I sat alone upon the shore and gazed

      At the white dance of the waves.

      And my bosom heaved with the sea,

      Deep homesickness yearningly seized my heart

2017-08-20

【Why the roses are so pale】

Heinrich Heine (1797—1856)

              Dearest, canst thou tell me why

              The rose should be so pale?

              And why the azure violet

              Should wither in the vale?

              And why the lark should in the cloud

            &nbs

2017-08-20

【The old dream comes again to me】

Heinrich Heine (1797—1856)

              HE old dream comes again to me:

              With May-night stars above,

              We two sat under the linden-tree

              And swore eternal love.

              Again and again we plighted troth,

          &n

2017-08-20

【German Folksong • Du bist mein, ich bin dein,……】

          Du bist mein, ich bin dein;

          Des sollst du gewiß sein.

          Du bist verschlossen in meinem Herzen;

          Verloren ist das Schlüsselein.

          Du musst

2017-08-20

【On Wings of Song】

Heinrich Heine (1797—1856)

          On Wings of Song,

          Sweetheart, I carry you away,

          Away to the fields of the Ganges,

          Where I know the most beautiful place.

          There is a garden of red fl

2017-08-20

【Pine and Lightning】

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844—1900)

          Over man and animal, I grew too tall;

        Now when I speak - no one speaks with me at all.

          I grew too high and too lonely

          I wait: on what do I wait only?

       &nb

2017-08-20

【Courage】

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749—1832)

            CARELESSLY over the plain away,

            Where by the boldest man no path

            Cut before thee thou canst discern,

            Make for thyself a path!

     &

2017-08-20

【Aiden in English】

        On the first day, we encountered most tourists as Chinese in Heidelberg. It took a while.

        Our Viking Kavsir has docked give-or-take thirty minutes from the actual destination for the past few days. Today, moored in the business city of Mannheim on the bank of the Rhine, it uses four buses to transport all 187 passengers to Heidelberg, standing at the cradle of the German Romantic movement. Wh

2017-08-19

【Hope】

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749—1832)

            Grant that the day's work of my hands,

            lofty Fortune, I may complete!

            Grant that they will not exhaust me!

            No, these are not empty dreams:

2017-08-19

【A Palm-Tree】

Heinrich Heine (1797—1856)

             A single fir-tree, lonely,

             on a northern mountain height,

             sleeps in a white blanket,

             draped in snow and ice.

     &n

2017-08-19

【Life is a mirror】

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844—1900)

            Life is a mirror, 

            and the first thing 

            we strive to pursue is 

            to recognize ourselves from it.

—— • —— • —— 

2017-08-19

【Life's Journey】

Heinrich Heine (1797—1856)

      What laughter and singing! The sun’s rays crossing

      Each other gleam brightly; the billows are tossing

      The joyous bark, and there I reclined

      With friends beloved and lightsome mind.

      The bark was presently wreck’d and shatter’d,

     My friends were poor swimmers, and soon were scatter’d,

2017-08-19

【My day was serene...】

Heinrich Heine (1797—1856)

      My day was serene, my night was happy.

     My people always shouted for joy when I struck the lyre

      Of poetry. My song was lust and fire,

      Has kindled many beautiful clutches.

       My summer is still blooming, but still brought in

    &nbs

2017-08-19

【Consolation】

Heinrich Heine (1797—1856)

            HEART, my heart, no longer mourn,

            Wail no more the weary days,

            Spring will freshen all the ways

            By the winter made forlorn.

2017-08-19

【Loreley • Blackmore's Night】

Heinrich Heine (1797—1856)

     Merrily we sailed along

     Though the waves were plenty strong

     Down the twisting river Rhine

     Following a song

     Legend's faded storyline

     Tried to warn us all

     Oh, they called her "Loreley" 

     Careful or you'

2017-08-19

【The Key】

Friedrich Schiller (1759—1805)

    Wouldst thou know thyself, observe the actions of others.

    Wouldst thou other men know, look thou within thine own heart.

—— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • —— • ——

【《鎖鑰》】

和平使者•席勒(1759生—1805卒)

            你要認識你自己，就去看別人的舉動。

        &nb

2017-08-19

【Hymn】

Heinrich Heine (1797—1856)

         I am the Sword, I am the Flame. 

         I have lit you through the darkness; and 

         when the battle began, 

         I fought in the first 

         rank and led you on…… 

        &

2017-08-19

【The Way of the World】

Heinrich Heine (1797—1856)

              He who has already much,

           Finds his wealth increasing faster;

              Who but little, is of all

              Soon bereft by some disaster.

              But if thou hast nothing, friend,

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

    &nb

2017-08-19

【Aiden in English】

        I guess it isn't possible to go through Europe without seeing castles. Like I've said before, castles are a message of power and wealth. Therefore, anyone with power and wealth had a castle. Marksburg Castle, constructed in 1117, was originally a fortress for protection, not a royal residence. However, going through many years of war, Marksburg had established many defenses, allowing it to escape damage and be the only mediev

2017-08-18

【The Emperor of China】

Heinrich Heine (1797—1856)

             My father was a dreadful bore,

             A good-for-nothing dandy;

             But I’m a mighty Emperor,

             And love a bumper of brandy.

             These glorious draughts all others surpass

             In

2017-08-18

【Changeling】

Heinrich Heine (1797—1856)

          A child with monstrous pumpkin head,

          Grey pigtail, and moustache light red,

          With lanky arms and yet stupendous,

          No bowels, yet with maw tremendous,—

          A changeling which a Corporal

          Into our cradle had let fall

  &

2017-08-18

【The Tendency】

Heinrich Heine (1797—1856)

             German bard! extol our glorious

             German freedom, that thy lay

             May possess our souls, and fire us,

             And to mighty deeds inspire us,

             Like the Marseillaise notorious.

             Be

2017-08-18

【The Return Home • 60】

Heinrich Heine (1797—1856)

      Too fragmentary is World and Life;

      I'll go to the German professor, who's rife

      With schemes for putting Life's pieces together,

      Whereby a passable System’s unfurl'd;

      Ragged nightcaps and dressing-gowns keep out the weather,

  &n

2017-08-18

【The Anniversary】

Heinrich Heine (1797—1856)

             Not one mass will e'er be chanted,

             Not one Hebrew prayer be mutter'd,

             When the day I died returneth,—

             Nothing will be sung or utter'd.

             Yet upon that day, it may be,

2017-08-18

【Aiden in English】

        Mom and I visited many castles and palaces, from the Romanesque to Gothic styles, on the previous Danube Viking Cruise. Every other day or so, a new king or wealthy family would be brought up during the tour, each with another empire and a pool of wealth. Usually, they built castles, and most of these aristocrats were German. That is why Germany's countryside is commonly known as a fairy tale. It should more accura

2017-07-06

【Closeness of the Beloved】

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749—1832)

            When the sun lightens the earth...

            I think about you...

            When the moon's shadow slowly rises...

            I think about you...

            When the dust laid on the distance road...

            I can see you

2017-07-06

【Wanderer’s Night Song II】

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749—1832)

            Over every mountain-top

            Lies peace,

            In every tree-top

            You scarcely feel

           &n

2017-07-06

【To The Moon】

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749—1832)

          Bush and vale thou fill'st again

          With thy misty ray,

          And my spirit's heavy chain

          Castest far away.

          Thou dost o'er my fields exten

2017-07-06

【Aiden in English】

        River cruises are nothing like the ocean-going voyages Mom and I go on. They are small, expensive, and made for older folks who aren't as active. However, their itinerary is unique. Because of their size, they can go routes that other vessels can't. Passau is where we begin our Danube Castles & Legends with the famous Viking Cruises.

        What is Passau? Passau is t

2017-07-03

【Faust Dedication】

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749—1832)

     Again ye come, ye hovering Forms!

     I find ye, As early to my clouded sight ye shone!

     Shall I attempt, this once, to seize and bind ye?

     Still o'er my heart is that illusion thrown?

     Ye crowd more near! Then, be the reign assigned ye,

     And sway me from your

2017-07-02

【The Violet】

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749—1832)

            UPON the mead a violet stood,

            Retiring, and of modest mood,

            In truth, a violet fair.

            Then came a youthful shepherdess,

2017-07-02

【Ode to Joy】

Friedrich Schiller (1759—1805)

           Come! Sing a song of joy

           for peace shall come， my brother!

           Sing! Sing a song of joy

           for men shall love each other!

           That day will dawn just as sure

           as hearts that are pure，

        &nbs

2017-07-02

【Aiden in English】

        Disneyland has become the face of castles and architectural wonders. Many forget the great European designers and builders who created many of Europe's famous staples, like Notre Dame and the Eiffel Tower. If there are people who can design these architectures, there are indeed those who can build a castle. Oddly, Germany holds the most famous castles in Europe, despite tough competition from Scandinavian countries

2017-07-01

【Rousseau】

Friedrich Schiller (1759—1805)

       Monument of our own age's shame,

       On thy country casting endless blame,

       Rousseau's grave, how dear thou art to me

       Calm repose be to thy ashes blest!

       In thy life thou vainly sought'st for rest,

      &nb

2017-07-01

【To the Spring】

Friedrich Schiller (1759—1805)

           Welcome, gentle Stripling,

           Nature's darling thou!

           With thy basket full of blossoms,

           A happy welcome now!

           Aha!--an

2017-07-01

【The Greatness of the World】

Friedrich Schiller (1759—1805)

Through the world which the Spirit creative and kind

First formed out of chaos, I fly like the wind,

Until on the strand

Of its billows I land,

My anchor cast forth where the breeze blows no more,

And Creation's last boundary stands on the shore.

I saw infant stars into being arisen,

For thousands of years to roll on through the skies;

I saw them in play

Seek their goal far away,--

For a moment my fugitive gaze wandered on,--

I looke

2017-07-01

【Aiden in English】

        German culture has seen significant changes in modern history. From being the antagonist in so many conflicts, the country has made steps toward reform. Ironically, the rest of the world still has not shifted its view on Germany. Recently, on a separate trip, I experienced a snippet of German culture in Berlin. However, I am back for more, this time a more personal look at Germany.

      &n

2016-06-28

【Group From Tartarus】

Friedrich Schiller (1759—1805)

         Hark! like the sea in wrath the heavens assailing,

         Or like a brook through rocky basin wailing,

         Comes from below, in groaning agony,

         A heavy, vacant torment-breathing sigh!

         Their faces marks of bitter torture wear,

         While from their lips b

2016-06-28

【The Conflict】

Friedrich Schiller (1759—1805)

         No! I this conflict longer will not wage,

         The conflict duty claims--the giant task;--

         Thy spells, O virtue, never can assuage

         The heart's wildfire--this offering does not ask

         True, I have sworn--a solemn vow has sworn,

         That I myself will cur