Bruges, Venice of the North Belgium(比利时布鲁日·北方的威尼斯)

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【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…

—— ? —— ? —— ? —— ? —— ? —— ? —— ? ——

【《歌谣：二》】

(比利时)深皮肤·梅特林克(1862生—1949卒)

〖1911年获诺贝尔文学奖〗

【红霞译】

            如果他再回来，

                我该说什么？

            ——就说有人在找他，

                直到她死去……

            如果他一直盘问，

                却不了解我?

            ——就像姊妹跟他聊天，

                他也许会伤心……

            如果他问你在哪儿，

                我该怎么回答？

            ——就把我的金戒指给他，

                不必回应……

            如果他想知道为何

                大厅不再欢乐？

            ——就给他看那盏熄灭的灯

                还有那扇敞开的门……

            如果他接着问

                你怎么入睡？

            ——就告诉他我终于面带笑容

                免得让他哭泣……

【注】几个世纪以来，运河一直是布鲁日“桥”城的水路命脉、欧洲贸易的主要枢纽，强劲地助推了本土历史文明的生发和传播。乘船游览圣水运河、黄金运河、绿光运河、爱之湖运河，蜿蜒穿过红墙橙瓦灰盖小桥人家，每个转弯处都呈现眼花缭乱的各色风情，让我痴迷地探索水中倒映下的神秘花园、浪漫桥梁和中世纪建筑。随着夜幕降临，成群结队的游人离去，时间停在运河上静止不动。

Today in History(历史上的今天):

2024: Bruges Church of Our Lady, Belgium(比利时布鲁日·圣母教堂)

2024: Historic Center of Bruges, Belgium(比利时布鲁日·历史中心)

2016: Tower of London, Royal Palace & Fortress(英格兰伦敦塔)

2016: River Thames in London, England(英格兰伦敦·泰晤士河)

2015: Constanta, the Oldest City ROU(罗马尼亚坚定城·最古老的城市)

2015: Bucharest, La Belle Epoque of Romania(罗马尼亚布加勒斯特·美好时光)

2015: Bucharest, Balkan Paris in Romania(罗马尼亚布加勒斯特·巴尔干的巴黎)

2015: Dimitrie Gusti Natl Village Museum, ROU(罗马尼亚国家乡村馆)

2015: Ceausescu's Dictatorship, Romania(罗马尼亚齐奥塞斯库独裁)

2014: YMCA Camp—Outdoor Pool-1(基督教青年会营户外戏水池之一)

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

(布鲁日为游客提供了一场欧洲历史之旅，其保存完好的建筑和鹅卵石街道反映了这座城市丰富的历史)

Sashuis or Lockhouse, Canal, & Old Town

(水闸看管人之家、运河和老城区)

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

(宁静运河沿岸的中世纪建筑塑造了北方威尼斯的景观)

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

(圣救世主大教堂·布鲁日主教的所在地，建于9世纪，属于小型罗马式教堂 06-23-2024)

Lockhouse of Minnewaterpark

(爱湖公园·水闸看管人之家)

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

(爱湖水库与布鲁日著名的运河系统相连)

Minnewaterpark, the Love Lake Park

(爱湖公园 06-23-2024)

Castle della Faille in Neo-Gothic Built in 1893

(建于1893年的新哥特式法耶尔“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

(布鲁日贝居安女修道院的贝居安会院桥·比利时唯一一座保存完好的女修道院，其历史可追溯到十三世纪，为丧偶或未婚的虔诚女性提供住所，被称为贝居安女修道院)

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

(贝居安会院·封闭式社区和市中心独特的静谧之地，满足了修女们的精神和物质需求)

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

(格罗内雷“绿光”运河·雷伊“光线”河自然河道的一部分，也是1127年以后布鲁日防御体系的交通要道)

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

(旧圣约翰“神慈”医院·现收藏有弗兰德斯“低洼”画家汉斯“神慈”·梅姆林的一系列影响深远的画作)

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

(幸运桥边格鲁修斯“香料屋”博物馆·古代宫殿博物馆，收藏历史家具、雕塑和挂毯)

Bonifacius Guesthouse Dating from the 16^th Century

(建于16世纪的吉祥客栈)

Delightfully Ramshackle Bonifacius Gueshouse

(古色古香的吉祥客栈$400/Night)

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

(吉祥圣徒桥周边的浪漫景色·古雅的20世纪早期人行桥)

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

(香料屋街·位于迪韦尔“圣水”河旁的街道)

Church of Our Lady over Mary's Bridge

(玛丽“圣母”桥上的圣母教堂)

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

(波希米亚守护神和桥梁保护者圣神慈·内波穆克)

Dijver Canal & Church of Our Lady

(圣水运河和圣母教堂)

Rosenhoedkaai or Rosary Quay (玫瑰码头)

Close-up of Rozenhoedkaai (玫瑰码头·近景)

Historic Guildhall of Tanners along Dijver Canal

(圣水运河沿岸历史悠久的制革会馆)

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

(圣水运河上的纪念性建筑·15世纪的制革会馆和勃艮第“高地”公爵府邸)

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

(位于圣水运河和绿光运河之间的玫瑰码头·最佳取景处)

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

(从玫瑰码头观赏圣水运河上的中世纪建筑和钟楼)

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

(绿光运河旁布鲁日最佳餐厅·勃艮第公爵酒店餐厅)

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

(旧圣约翰遗址·19世纪的圣约翰医院，带有中央环形走廊，与走廊成直角，有8个大型公共病房)

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

(从圣约翰医院向南望去的王后运河景色·左处有山丘，右边有棚屋，这是圣约翰医院的附属建筑，建于1863年，位于太阳湖)

Gothic Style Brick Stepped Gable

(哥特式砖砌阶梯式山墙)

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

(号称北方威尼斯的布鲁日·比利时弗拉芒“低洼”大区西弗兰德“低洼人”省的首府和最大城市)

Jan van Eyck Square

(布鲁日佛兰德斯画家“神慈·橡树”广场)

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