Sunday, December 23, 2007
American Pie - Don McLean
這首American Pie,是Don McLean 另一首還不錯的創作,道出他對在1959年三位飛機失事的歌唱團體 Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. Richardson Jr. (The Big Bopper) 的悼念,和表達出二十世紀嬉皮時代,美國當年時代的脈博,年輕一代的熱情和迷惘,節奏輕快,其中有一些歌壇傳奇人物的珍貴鏡頭,如Bob Dylan, Beatles (披頭四), John Lennon, Elvis Presley (貓王) 等, 但整首歌長達八分半鐘,您若有興趣和耐心,可用上面YouTube 連結欣賞這首Don McLean 唱的 American Pie。
Title: Don McLean - American Pie
Artist: Don McLean
A long, long time ago...
I can still remember
How that music used to make me smile.
And I knew if I had my chance
That I could make those people dance
And, maybe, they’d be happy for a while.
But february made me shiver
With every paper I’d deliver.
Bad news on the doorstep;
I couldn’t take one more step.
I can’t remember if I cried
When I read about his widowed bride,
But something touched me deep inside
The day the music died.
So bye-bye, miss american pie.
Drove my chevy to the levee,
But the levee was dry.
And them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye
Singin’, "this’ll be the day that I die.
"this’ll be the day that I die."
Did you write the book of love,
And do you have faith in God above,
If the Bible tells you so?
Do you believe in rock ’n roll,
Can music save your mortal soul,
And can you teach me how to dance real slow?
Well, I know that you’re in love with him
`cause I saw you dancin’ in the gym.
You both kicked off your shoes.
Man, I dig those rhythm and blues.
I was a lonely teenage broncin’ buck
With a pink carnation and a pickup truck,
But I knew I was out of luck
The day the music died.
I started singin’,
"bye-bye, miss american pie."
Drove my chevy to the levee,
But the levee was dry.
Them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye
And singin’, "this’ll be the day that I die.
"this’ll be the day that I die."
Now for ten years we’ve been on our own
And moss grows fat on a rollin’ stone,
But that’s not how it used to be.
When the jester sang for the king and queen,
In a coat he borrowed from james dean
And a voice that came from you and me,
Oh, and while the king was looking down,
The jester stole his thorny crown.
The courtroom was adjourned;
No verdict was returned.
And while lennon read a book of marx,
The quartet practiced in the park,
And we sang dirges in the dark
The day the music died.
We were singing,
"bye-bye, miss american pie."
Drove my chevy to the levee,
But the levee was dry.
Them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye
And singin’, "this’ll be the day that I die.
"this’ll be the day that I die."
Helter skelter in a summer swelter.
The birds flew off with a fallout shelter,
Eight miles high and falling fast.
It landed foul on the grass.
The players tried for a forward pass,
With the jester on the sidelines in a cast.
Now the half-time air was sweet perfume
While the sergeants played a marching tune.
We all got up to dance,
Oh, but we never got the chance!
`cause the players tried to take the field;
The marching band refused to yield.
Do you recall what was revealed
The day the music died?
We started singing,
"bye-bye, miss american pie."
Drove my chevy to the levee,
But the levee was dry.
Them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye
And singin’, "this’ll be the day that I die.
"this’ll be the day that I die."
Oh, and there we were all in one place,
A generation lost in space
With no time left to start again.
So come on: jack be nimble, jack be quick!
Jack flash sat on a candlestick
Cause fire is the devil’s only friend.
Oh, and as I watched him on the stage
My hands were clenched in fists of rage.
No angel born in hell
Could break that satan’s spell.
And as the flames climbed high into the night
To light the sacrificial rite,
I saw satan laughing with delight
The day the music died
He was singing,
"bye-bye, miss american pie."
Drove my chevy to the levee,
But the levee was dry.
Them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye
And singin’, "this’ll be the day that I die.
"this’ll be the day that I die."
I met a girl who sang the blues
And I asked her for some happy news,
But she just smiled and turned away.
I went down to the sacred store
Where I’d heard the music years before,
But the man there said the music wouldn’t play.
And in the streets: the children screamed,
The lovers cried, and the poets dreamed.
But not a word was spoken;
The church bells all were broken.
And the three men I admire most:
The father, son, and the holy ghost,
They caught the last train for the coast
The day the music died.
And they were singing,
"bye-bye, miss american pie."
Drove my chevy to the levee,
But the levee was dry.
And them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye
Singin’, "this’ll be the day that I die.
"this’ll be the day that I die."
They were singing,
"bye-bye, miss american pie."
Drove my chevy to the levee,
But the levee was dry.
Them good old boys were drinkin’ whiskey and rye
Singin’, "this’ll be the day that I die."
(出處 ﹣http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l6RlWes3QM)
Starry, Starry Night - Vincent (Van Gogh) 悲劇的梵谷
梵谷,一位才華橫溢,熱愛生命,確具悲劇性格的藝術家。
Don McLean 在這首Starry, Starry Night 歌中,道盡他對梵谷這位曠世奇才的同情和仰慕,自從多年前第一次聽到Starry, Starry Night 這首歌,我就對這首歌情有獨鐘,因為我欣賞梵谷的作品,也被他的作品中所表達出對生命的熱情所激勵,每回聽這歌,總有很深的感動。曾看過電影“梵谷傳“ - Lust for Life, 電影裡面對梵谷的一生,有相當詳盡的描述,對梵谷有興趣者,不妨看一看。
Starry, Starry Night - Don McLean
Starry, starry night.
Paint your palette blue and grey,
Look out on a summer's day,
With eyes that know the darkness in my soul.
Shadows on the hills,
Sketch the trees and the daffodils,
Catch the breeze and the winter chills,
In colors on the snowy linen land.
Now I understand what you tried to say to me,
How you suffered for your sanity,
How you tried to set them free.
They would not listen, they did not know how.
Perhaps they'll listen now.
Starry, starry night.
Flaming flowers that brightly blaze,
Swirling clouds in violet haze,
Reflect in Vincent's eyes of china blue.
Colors changing hue, morning field of amber grain,
Weathered faces lined in pain,
Are soothed beneath the artist's loving hand.
Now I understand what you tried to say to me,
How you suffered for your sanity,
How you tried to set them free.
They would not listen, they did not know how.
Perhaps they'll listen now.
For they could not love you,
But still your love was true.
And when no hope was left in sight
On that starry, starry night,
You took your life, as lovers often do.
But I could have told you, Vincent,
This world was never meant for one
As beautiful as you.
Starry, starry night.
Portraits hung in empty halls,
Frameless head on nameless walls,
With eyes that watch the world and can't forget.
Like the strangers that you've met,
The ragged men in the ragged clothes,
The silver thorn of bloody rose,
Lie crushed and broken on the virgin snow.
Now I think I know what you tried to say to me,
How you suffered for your sanity,
How you tried to set them free.
They would not listen, they're not listening still.
Perhaps they never will...
(可用下面連結到YouTube 欣賞這首 Starry, Starry Night ,還配合有梵谷畫作的 slide show.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dipFMJckZOM
Silent Night - 平安夜
聖誕節是我最喜歡的節期,通常在聖誕節前一,兩個月,美國各處的百貨公司,大小商店,就開始推出聖誕節的禮物,店內大部份都擺滿了應景的禮盒,同時用大打折 扣,來吸引顧客,等著消費者來大肆採購,到處都在播放聖誕歌曲,聽著心情都不自覺地好起來,這氣氛有點像華人過舊曆年,一片喜氣洋洋,畢竟,這是個值得慶祝的節日啊!
所有聖誕節的歌曲中,我最喜歡的就是這首“Silent night ﹣ 平安夜“,旋律歌詞在在充滿著平安,喜樂的意味,最重要的,這首歌簡單地道出聖誕節的由來和我們為什麼要慶祝這個日子!
Silent night, Holy night
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon Virgin Mother and Child
Holy Infant so tender and mild
Sleep in Heavenly peace
Sleep in Heavenly peace
平安夜 聖善夜
萬暗中 光華射
照著聖母也照著聖嬰
多少慈祥也多少天真
靜享天賜安眠 (x2)
Silent night, Holy night
Shepherds quake at the sight
Glories stream from Heaven afar
Heavenly hosts sing Hallelujah
Christ, the Savior is born
Christ, the Savior is born
平安夜 聖善夜
牧羊人 在曠野
忽然看見了天上光華
聽見天軍唱哈利路亞
救主今夜降生 (x2)
Silent night, Holy night
Son of God, love’s pure light
Radiant beams from thy Holy face
With the dawn of redeeming grace
Jesus, Lord, at thy birth
Jesus, Lord, at thy birth
平安夜 聖善夜
牧羊人 在曠野
救贖宏恩的黎明來到
聖耶穌我主降生普照
散發出來容光 耶穌我主降生
(歌詞 :德國神父 Josef Mohr
歌曲 :奧地利人 Franz X. Gruber)
(出處 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T4WB2zfmps; http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eqJwRkDsSw&feature=related)
Moments In Life
Moments In Life
There are moments in life when you miss someone;
So much that you just want to pick them from
Your dreams and hug them for real!
When the door of happiness closes, another opens;
But often times we look so long at the
Closed door that we don't see the one,
Which has been opened for us.
Don't go for looks; they can deceive.
Don't go for wealth; even that fades away.
Go for someone who makes you smile,
Because it takes only a smile to
Make a dark day seem bright.
Find the one that makes your heart smile.
Dream what you want to dream;
Go where you want to go;
Be what you want to be,
Because you have only one life
And one chance to do all the things
You want to do.
May you have enough happiness
To make you sweet,
Enough trials to make you strong,
Enough sorrow to keep you human and
Enough hope to make you happy.
The happiest of people don't necessarily
Have the best of everything;
They just make the most of
Everything that comes along their way.
The brightest future will always
Be based on a forgotten past;
You can't go forward in life until
You let go of your past failures and heartaches.
When you were born, you were crying
And everyone around you was smiling.
Live your life so at the end,
You're the one who is smiling and everyone
Around you is crying.
*******
Please share this message with those people
Who mean something to you;
To those who have touched your life
In one way or another;
To those who make you smile
When you really need it;
To those who make you see the
Brighter side of things when you are really down;
To those who are so meaningful in your life.
You may just have an opportunity
To brighten someone's day with this message!!!
*******
Don't count the years-count the memories...........
Life is not measured by
The number of breaths we take;
But by the moments that take our breath away!
Saturday, December 8, 2007
卡布里島 作曲:義大利民謠
卡布里島 by 四季合唱團 at 2007年四季合唱團年度演唱會 -
卡布里島 作曲:義大利民謠
那令人留戀的卡布里呀
那令人陶醉的景色多美
放眼望去到處是一片碧綠
我始終也未能忘懷你
我倆曾在泉水旁邊
快樂歌唱並遊戲
薔薇花在山腳爭豔
聽那杜鵑枝頭亂啼
過去的事像雲煙已無蹤跡
我不知道如今你在哪裡
我幾時能再回到卡布里呀!
再回到卡布里來看你!
Wednesday, December 5, 2007
年輕,莫在燈下嘆息(天下雜誌訪陳郁秀) - 好文分享
年輕,莫在燈下嘆息
藍麗娟採訪整理 / 原載於天下雜誌300期
一九六五年,我一個人去法國學音樂。 出國的那一天,北一女的全班同學穿著綠色制服去松山機場送我,整個機場看起來都是綠色的,大家都在哭,因為那時候很少人出國,出國好像永遠都見不到面了。 我沒有哭,我簡直是興奮的不得了;我念初中一年級時就想當音樂家,終於,我可以到法國去了!但是,飛機到香港轉機,一下飛機,我就開始哭了。因為一下飛機 就講廣東話跟英文,我都聽不懂。 言語不通,我想,這下慘了。結果,之後我從香港到法國,沿途我一路都在哭。 空中 小姐看我哭,還給我一些紀念品。
第一次出國,搞不清楚東西南北,後來我在飛機上找一位英 國 太太,我說:我可不可以跟著您?您走到哪裡,我就到哪裡?她說:好。到了巴黎,有一位神父來接我,帶我到天主教宿舍,從此我一住就是住了七年。到了法國以後才知道,不是那麼簡單。
考進巴黎音樂學院之後,受到很大打擊。第一,老師說我的彈琴手法全部要改;第二,她問我:妳懂不懂自己國家的音樂?妳不懂自己國家的音樂,又來學西方的,這樣妳什麼都不是。我想,我完蛋了,我一生的夢想,我現在怎麼辦?
我 每個禮拜都把我的痛苦寫信給我爸媽。我爸爸回信說,妳就從零開始,說不定以後會更成功。所以,我從基礎開始,全部都改。我才知道,法國那麼浪漫的國家、音 樂風氣那麼興盛,然而,西洋古典音樂為什麼有那麼大的核心價值?因為它有架構、充分的理論與內涵,你沒辦法摧毀或打破。
在 法國學音樂,是一套科學的學習方法,跟在台灣時完全不同,這對我後來做事影響很大。第一堂課,我的老師教我人體的構造、從哪裡開始用力、什麼叫做放鬆、讓 腦子淨空、怎樣短時間集中心神、怎樣在瞬間把最好的一面表現出來,都用科學的方法教妳。而不是告訴妳,欸,妳這邊要彈好一點。什麼叫好一點?怎樣達到好一 點?怎樣check今天有沒有比昨天好一點?這可以check的。
這對我人生的影響是,我後來不管做任何一件事,都是遵循一樣的方式:我一定要先搞清楚,做事情的目標是什麼?策略是什麼?方法是什麼?我要怎麼樣來check有沒有進步?這四個一定要先列出來。
不管是教學、後來跟盧修一一起推動社教、地方文化,或是做文建會主委,我就把這一套方法拿過來用,內容不一樣,但是步驟跟方法是一樣的。所以我認為專業很重要,因為在專業裡學到的深度與核心價值、學習的態度,與方法論可以運用到每一個地方。
當然,十六歲才從零開始,也讓我很慌。我常常覺得自己什麼都不是。我在台灣時,參加繪畫比賽、鋼琴比賽都是全國第一,留學還經過「天才兒童」、「資賦優異」的認定,是國內的頂尖人物,但是到法國卻要重新開始,那內心打擊多大。
我 第一年最痛苦,到第三年就改過來了。第一年,老師叫我練音階、爬音根、所有的練習曲的譜子都不給我,我就慢慢練。比如他教我放鬆,我不懂,他就叫我到洗手 間,叫我提兩桶水,一下子把水桶全部放掉,水就啪一聲很大聲,他說,這就是放鬆的力量。我靠著椅墊時,他把椅墊抽掉,我一下就趴下來了,他說用這種放鬆 的力量彈琴,聲音才會傳到觀眾席最後一排。把這種力量,全部都放在音符上,才會感動人。
我 想,我以前學習是沒有方法的,是靠感覺的,雖然內涵都 還在。 但是,如果沒有用正確的方法,是沒有辦法更上一層樓的。學會了,未來進一步要變成專業、有瓶頸的時候才可以突破。這是我在法國學到一生受用的。後 來,我得到法國巴黎音樂學院第一獎,還得到法國國家功勳騎士級勳章。
以前我一直相信人定勝天,即使是一九八三年,盧修一遭懷疑涉嫌台獨案被政府抓起來關,我雖然一個人負擔家計,照顧三個孩子跟婆婆,百分之八十的朋友不敢跟我來往,我依然覺得人定勝天。後來,我才領悟到,什麼是珍惜當下,知福惜福,就地圓滿。
一九八六年,盧修一出獄,卻走投無路,處處碰壁,懷才不遇。後來他加入民進黨,一九八九年高票當選立法委員,就在他做了九年,得到全國人民愛戴、政治生涯最高峰的時候,卻得了癌症,醫生說活不過一年半。
對抗病魔時,我以前對人定勝天的看法都改變了。我發現:福氣來的時候要珍惜,不要糟蹋它。於是,我們全家有假期,就一起旅行、爬玉山,二十四小時都在一起。人家問我為什麼捨得花那麼多錢?我說,錢沒了,還可以賺,他走了,我也要留下共同的回憶。
後來,有一次我小女兒從紐約打電話回來一直哭,她說,她在紐約看到我們以前全家旅行時,她跟爸爸在博物館看的畫,結果她一邊看一邊流淚,覺得好想念爸爸。我覺得這種記憶是最值得珍惜的。
盧 委員死後我很沮喪,常常一個人坐在家裡,不知道天已經黑了,兒子回到家說:媽媽,你怎麼都沒開燈啊!後來,兒子常常打電話問我:媽媽,妳吃飯了沒?你要記 得吃飯。有一天我突然覺得,一個這麼小的孩子,我憑什麼給他這麼大的壓力?我父母親給我一生這麼大的支持,我怎麼對他們?所以,我就打電話給爸媽、婆婆 說:我帶你們去故宮走走!每天去不同的地方,知福惜福,不要等他們哪一天走,我坐在燈下嘆息。
以前,我會覺得善一定會消滅惡,現在我體會到:惡不會消滅,只會減少,如果善、惡都佔百分之五十,你可以努力讓善變成百分之五十一或更多。所以,碰到不公平的事,為什麼不去看善的那一部分,讓善變成百分之六十或八十?所以,碰到挫折,我很快就能轉化,用開朗樂觀的心來看。
我覺得年輕時不要浪費生命,應該珍惜當下,就地圓滿。現在的年輕人的選擇太多,應該知道珍惜。我認為,台灣年輕人的機會,就在國際舞台上,所以我鼓勵年輕人趁年輕到世界各地去走。
陳郁秀
前行政院文化建設委員會主委。知名音樂家及鋼琴演奏家,曾任師大音樂系系主任及專任教授。
曾獲「臺灣文化獎」,並對中法文化交流有所貢獻。
Monday, December 3, 2007
我愛繁體中文 ﹣ 好文分享
我愛繁體中文
看了這篇文章,心裡有很大的衝擊和悵然,我們自小就用繁體中文,它是我們文化的根本,與我們密不可分,況且繁體中文比簡體中文在文字結構上美多了,不能想像繁體中文將來可能會有可能被phased out, 在台灣和海外用繁體中文的華人應該不少吧?請大家發揮群眾力量,到下列網站sign in 網路請願書,至少我們應該奮力一博,而不是棄械投降,束手就擒吧!
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5.點 Sign 送出即「投完反對票」!
http://www.gopetition.com/region/237/8314.html
現在全球才40萬 多人投反對票…要加油! .......... (台灣不是有兩千三百萬人口嗎?)
(原文: Been - http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/cat_been/article?mid=990&prev=1758&next=771&l=f&fid=33#top_save)
後記:
雖 然事情經過沸沸嚷嚷,似乎不是原來的情況了,我還是想繼續把這篇文章放在這裡,因為我想傳達的不是到底有沒有要廢中文,而是覺得Marissa的感嘆講得 很好。也許經過這個事件,人們會更注意到繁簡中文之間的矛盾與問題,反而為繁體中文創造了更大的空間。一個虛構的故事也可能改變未來,這世界想來真是有趣 啊!
(原文: Marissa Chang)
昨天接到了這封令人傷心的信: 聯合國決定2008年起停用繁體中文。 在把這封信轉寄給大家的時候,我特意找了一下聯合國(un.org)跟聯合國教科文組織(unesco.org)的網站,兩個網站都沒有提到停用繁體中文的事情。 爾後,我又找了一下台灣的新聞,才發現這條新聞。 這條新聞的來源我不知道,有可能是台灣的媒體從外電得知,也或許是從聯合國的內部管道得知這件事情。總而言之,新聞的主體是說聯合國決定從2008年在他們的網站和出版品上面停用繁體中文。
我很驚訝聯合國的這項決定,因為同樣在UNESCO的網站上,他們才剛提到全球有3000種語言瀕臨絕跡(聽起來好像跟動物一樣),但他們卻要開始停用繁體中文。 我們想也想得到原因是甚麼: 中國的勢力太大,或者聯合國覺得做兩個中文的版本還不如少做一個中文版本而可以多做另一個瀕臨絕種的語言版本,也亦或是支撐繁體中文的經費太龐大(這點我不太相信啦,畢竟聯合國那麼有錢)。或許以上皆是吧! 當然我不是記者,也不知道怎麼去知道真正的原因是甚麼,但結果是一樣的,就是繁體中文的確越來越孤獨了。
我們這些在台灣受教育的人到現在還無法接受簡體中文,就是因為太多字容易搞混了。 語言就是這樣,越多人用就越容易留下來。沒有哪個語言可以理直氣壯覺得自己可以存活一萬年的。今天我們看到由西方世界主導的聯合國做了這項決定,就好像他們也曾經用西方觀點決定某個非洲託管小國必須要用不到0.1%的人口使用的英文做為官方語言,原因是要讓這個國家與法國殖民母國切斷臍帶。 知道了聯合國決策者總是做這種荒謬的決定,今天決定停用繁體中文也不是甚麼太令人驚訝的事情了。
但重點是,不管我們覺得繁體中文有多好,不管我們曾經在政治上或者文化上被灌輸甚麼樣的觀念,做了哪些思考,我們都必須捍衛自己有選擇用繁體中文的權利,因為這是我們從小用到大的語言,也是我們生存以及賴而為用的語言。 也因此,儘管這個網站寫的請願書不全然是我同意的內容,我還是sign in了這項請願。這個請願真的有用嗎? 我不知道。會不會為有心人士所用? 我 也不知道。我只知道,今天一旦聯合國停用繁體中文,那麼繁體中文的空間就更小了,更多國際企業,組織,媒體等等會跟著聯合國一起停用繁體中文,而簡體跟繁 體中文之爭,在很多方面來看,雖然我們早就知道繁體中文是更勝一籌的,但我真的不希望因為管道變少,使用者變少,而使我們的語言成為一個必然的少數語言。 在某方面來講,繁體中文在不遠的將來也將瀕臨絕種。
話說到這裡,我想起前不久剛看的一篇文章: 文言文有甚麼用? (http://b-oo-k.net/blog/)。看看現在即將被停用的繁體中文,以及我們自己已經停用許久的文言文,我想我們的祖先一定很傷心,因為我們不再了解文言文的意思了(或許我們自己還有些許文言文的底子,但是承認吧,當一本史記或者三國志放在我們面前,我們又讀得懂多少呢?) 或許不只我們的祖先很傷心,我們的父執輩可能也很傷心,因為我們的中文底子也不太好,講話顛三倒四,寫字歪歪斜斜的,掛在嘴邊的英文跟火星文恐怕比正常的中文還多。在sign in 那張不知道有沒有用的網路請願書之後,恐怕最有影響力的就是我們自己好好用中文,對待中文像學習英文一樣地嚴肅以及誠惶誠恐,這才是正道吧!
Saturday, December 1, 2007
義大利之旅第四站 - 卡布里島(Capri), 藍洞(Blue Grotto)
下一站是義大利民謠中的卡布里島(Capri)和有名的藍洞(Blue Grotto)。我們先坐巴士到那波里(Napoli),再坐渡船到卡布里島去看那奇妙的藍洞。
卡布里島,又被稱為女妖島。這兒 有著全世界富豪憧憬的島嶼別墅,隱藏在懸崖邊大片的橄欖樹林內,溫絢的陽光灑落在大海上,映照著獨特的自然景觀。從羅馬帝國直到現代,吸引了無數人踏上這塊美麗的土地。據歷史記載,卡布里島一直是羅馬帝王的追求最愛,奧古斯丁大帝更用大它幾倍的土地來換取它,然後在島上度過整整十 個春秋......
(隱藏在懸崖邊的別墅豪宅)
千年海水侵蝕形成的懸崖藍洞,是卡布里島上最令人驚歎的熱門景點。真不愧是世界奇景之一。 藍洞的美,主要歸功於其洞內彷彿藍寶石般色澤的海水。由於光線從洞口射進來,再經過海水的折射,照映在洞壁上,就行成洞內藍色神秘之光。即使我們想用鏡頭記錄下來藍洞的美,但也難以補捉住它十分之一的美。對本地人來說,當時藍洞不過是在卡布里島四周十來個岩洞裡面其中一個,它原是羅馬帝國時代一個和宗教有關的崖洞,後來海水淹沒了整個岩洞而沉沒於海中,直到 19 世紀才重新由島民發現此洞之美,才成為必遊之地。
藍洞這個天然洞穴,入口僅1米寬,長54米、 高15 米、水深22米,這裡成為卡布里島交通最擁擠的地方了,排隊入洞的小艇絡驛不絕。要進入藍洞真是需要一些運氣和緣份,若在風浪過大時,硬要擠進那若隱若現的 藍洞,很有可能會被海浪甩到岩石上,或是漲潮時因水位過高,整個洞口會被海水淹沒,只能看到洞口的岩石。
(小船排隊等著進藍洞)
(小船排隊等海浪下降時才可進藍洞)
(小船準備進藍洞)
很不幸的,沒經驗的我坐在船頭,進藍洞時,被海浪打個全身濕透,內心正懊惱著,驀然,只見眼前出現一片夢幻似的蔚藍,外頭的陽光射入洞內,把整個岩洞內的海水照得晶瑩剔透,藍光粼粼,我完全忘卻了濕淋淋的一身,只顧著全神貫注地欣賞這片寧靜海,彷彿頓時跌入一個奇妙的藍色夢境中,一時還真分不清是夢是真!小船在洞內繞行一圈,幾位義大利船夫此起彼落地唱著義大利歌謠,這時還真希望時間就此停頓,讓我能充分享受這非常獨特的地中海魅力。
(卡布里島藍洞 1)
(卡布里島藍洞 2)
(卡布里島藍洞 3)
(卡布里島藍洞 4)
帶著心頭的驚歎號,從藍洞出來,攀著階梯,走到卡布里島的小鎮上,散散步,欣賞一下義大利的小鎮風光,準備吃午餐。在鎮上,看到商店櫥窗裡掛著以此島命名的女性七分褲 (Capri), 挺有趣的。
知道這些人是誰嗎?是當地的警察,似乎都“瀯瀯“沒事,好生悠閒地聚在一起,喝飲料聊天,特地拍下來存證留念。義大利人大多數滿和善,很大方得讓我們照相。傍晚,我們再搭渡輪,回到那波里坐上巴士,打道回府。我邊哼著輕快的卡布里島,邊期待明天的行程 ﹣ 翡冷翠.
(那波里海邊的古堡)
(義大利滿街跑的超級可愛迷你國民車)
卡布里島
作曲:義大利民歌
那令人留戀的卡布里呀
那令人陶醉的景色多美
放眼望去到處是一片碧綠
我始終也未能忘懷你
我倆曾在泉水旁邊
快樂歌唱並遊戲
薔薇花在山腳爭豔
聽那杜鵑枝頭亂啼
過去的事像雲煙已無蹤跡
我不知道如今你在哪裡
我幾時能再回到卡布里呀!
再回到卡布里來看你!