posted by
Sof on 2010.01.27, under
all27:
I’d like to, as stupefying of a proclamation (perhaps shameless too) as it is, get to know just about everything about: Bach, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms. If we must talk about the goals of human life, I think this can be already a rather substantial one.
I’ve always thought that there’s much of a similarity between Chinese romanticism and Germanic romanticism (up until… perhaps even the Expressionists). But recently, I’m not quite sure if it’s just a similarity between my own idea of romanticism (“idea” is perhaps misleading; I don’t think we can form, logically, an “idea” about something like romanticism) and Germanic romanticism.
Why do I even begin to tear when I read the text of the very last stanza of the first song Gute Nacht from “Winterreise”.
Will dich im Traum nicht stören,
Wär schad’ um deine Ruh’.
Sollst meinen Tritt nicht hören -
Sacht, sacht die Türe zu !
Schreib im Vorübergehen
Ans Tor dir: Gute Nacht,
Damit du mögest sehen,
An dich hab’ ich gedacht.
posted by
Sof on 2010.01.26, under
中文26:
Today, I woke up with such joy!
For the first time in a long time, I felt excited about the day ahead of me. (not that there’s anything special going on today.) I am so thankful for being where I am, with whoever I met, doing what I love. So thankful for being alive, healthy, loved.
All because of this enormous force, being, God who lives, and lives with me every day of my life.
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God hath not promised skies always blue,
Flower-strewn pathways all our lives through;
God hath not promised sun without rain,
Joy without sorrow, peace without pain.
God hath not promised we shall not know
Toil and temptation, trouble and woe;
He hath not told us we shall not bear
Many a burden, many a care.
God hath not promised smooth roads and wide,
Swift, easy travel, needing no guide;
Never a mountain, rocky and steep,
Never a river, turbid and deep.
But God hath promised strength for the day,
Rest for the labor, light for the way,
Grace for the trials, help from above,
Unfailing sympathy, undying love.
神未曾应许 天色常蓝
人生的路途花香常漫
神未曾应许 常晴无雨
常乐无痛苦 常安无虞
神未曾应许 不遇试探
懊恼和忧虑 不幸悲叹
神未曾应许 不负重担
繁忙的事务 周折 困难
神未曾应许 路常平坦
任意地奔跑 毫无阻拦
没有深水阻 汪洋一片
没有大山挡 高薄云天
神却曾应许 生活有力
行路有光亮 工作得息
试炼得恩助 危难有赖
无限的体谅 不尽的爱
posted by
Sof on 2010.01.25, under
中文25:
在纽约住的这几个月里，就没有下过这么大的雨。
从夜里就开始了，等到清晨，淅淅沥沥的雨渗透到了我的梦里。我穿着风衣打着雨伞走在外面，我住的这个也许是曼哈顿最安宁的地方更是没有一个人出没在路上。
风不大，只是无尽的雨水。我仿佛就到了泰国的那种水气，木头在泡在河里的味道。
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前两天去Metropolitan Opera看《卡门》。
笔者近照。
posted by
Sof on 2010.01.20, under
中文20:
去年干的最后一件大快人心的事情，就是把我长了3年的长发全部剪去。事后，我一点也不后悔。到是感觉，这才是我；这才回到了原我。
然后把长发捐给病童医院了。多好，一箭双雕。
今天上贝多芬/舒伯特/博拉姆兹课。老师呼风唤雨讲了一番，我听得挺带劲，就是觉得逻辑性和规划性比较混乱。不过，我真是无比的喜欢今年的课。
只能说，剪不断，理还乱，剪去是上策。
我发现好久没有写点实质性的东西了。
引起一下自己的注意。
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