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狄俄尼索斯-酒神颂

Tenyearspassedby—

Notadropreachedme,

Norain-fraughtwind,nodewoflove

—Arainlessland....

NowentreatImywisdom

Nottobecomestingyinthisdrought;

Overflowthyself,tricklethydew,

Bethyselftherainoftheparchedwilderness!

Ioncebadetheclouds

Departfrommymountains;

OnceIsaidtothem,

"Morelight,yedarkones!"

To-dayIenticethemtocome:

Makemedarkwithyourudders:

—Iwouldmilkyou,

Yecowsoftheheights!

Milk-warmwisdom,sweetdewoflove

Ipourovertheland.

Away,away,yetruths

Thatlooksogloomy!

Iwillnothaveonmymountains

Bitter,impatienttruths.

Maytruthapproachmeto-day

Gildedbysmiles,

Sweetenedbythesun,brownedbylove,—

AripetruthIwouldfainbreakofffromthetree.

To-dayIstretchmyhands

Towardthetressesofchance,

Wiseenoughtolead,

Tooutwitchancelikeachild.

To-dayIwillbehospitable

'Gainsttheunwelcome,

'GainstdestinyitselfIwillnotbeprickly....

—Zarathustraisnohedgehog.

Mysoul,

Insatiablewithitstongue,

Hasalreadytastedofallthingsgoodandevil,

Andhasdivedintoalldepths.

Butever,likethecork,

Itswimstothesurfaceagain,

Andfloatslikeoiluponbrownseas:

Becauseofthissoulmencallmefortunate.

Whoaremyfatherandmother?

IsnotmyfatherPrincePlenty?

AndmymotherSilentLaughter?

Didnottheunionofthesetwo

Begetme,theenigmaticbeast—

Me,themonsteroflight—

Me,Zarathustra,thesquandererofallwisdom?

Sickto-dayfromtenderness,

Adewywind,

Zarathustrasitswaiting,waitingonhismountains—

Sweetandstewing

Inhisownjuice,

Beneathhisownsummit,

Beneathhisice,

Wearyandhappy,

ACreatoronhisseventhday.

—Silence!

Atruthpassesoverme

Likeacloud,—

Withinvisiblelightningsitstrikesme,

Onbroad,slowstairs,

Itshappinessclimbstome:

Come,come,belovedtruth!

—Silence!

'Tismytruth!

Fromtimideyes,

Fromvelvetshudders,

Herglancemeetsmine,

Sweetandwicked,amaiden'sglance.

Shehasguessedthereasonofmyhappiness,

Shehasguessedme—ha!whatisshethinking?

Apurpledragon

Lurksintheabyssofhermaiden'sglance.

—Silence!Mytruthisspeaking!—

"Woetothee,Zarathustra!

Thoulookestlikeone

Thathathswallowedgold:

Theywillslitupthybellyyet!

Thouarttoorich,

Thoucorrupterofmany!

Thoumakesttoomanyjealous,

Toomanypoor....

Evenonmethylightcastsashadow—

Ifeelchill:goaway,thourichone

Goaway,Zarathustra,fromthepathofthysun

BETWEENBIRDSOFPREY

Whowouldheredescend,

Howsoon

Isheswallowedupbythedepths!

Butthou,Zarathustra,

Stilllovesttheabysses,

Lovestthemasdoththefirtree!

Thefirflingsitsroots

Wheretherockitselfgazes

Shudderingatthedepths,—

Thefirpausesbeforetheabysses

Whereallaround

Wouldfaindescend:

Amidtheimpatience

Ofwild,rolling,leapingtorrents

Itwaitssopatient,sternandsilent,

Lonely....

Lonely!

Whowouldventure

Heretobeguest—

Tobethyguest?

Abirdofprey,perchance

Joyousatothers'misfortune,

Willclingpersistent

Tothehairofthesteadfastwatcher,

Withfrenziedlaughter,

Avulture'slaughter....

Whereforesosteadfast?

—Mockshesocruel:

Hemusthavewings,wholovestheabyss,

Hemustnotstayonthecliff,

Asthouwhohangestthere!—

OZarathustra,

CruellestNimrod!

OflatestillahunterofGod,

Aspider'swebtocapturevirtue,

Anarrowofevil!

Now

Huntedbythyself,

Thineownprey

Caughtinthegripofthineownsoul.

Now

Lonelytomeandthee,

Twofoldinthineownknowledge,

Midahundredmirrors

Falsetothyself,

Midahundredmemories

Uncertain,

Wearyateverywound,

Shiveringateveryfrost,

Throttledinthineownnoose,

Self-knower!

Self-hangman!

Whydidstbindthyself

Withthenooseofthywisdom?

Whyluredstthyself

Intotheoldserpent'sparadise?

Whystolestinto

Thyself,thyself?...

Asickmannow,

Sickofserpent'spoison,

Acaptivenow

Whohastdrawnthehardestlot:

Inthineownshaft

Bowedasthouworkest,

Inthineowncavern

Diggingatthyself,

Helplessquite,

Stiff,

Acoldcorse

Overwhelmedwithahundredburdens,

Overburdenedbythyself,

Aknower!

Aself-knower!

ThewiseZarathustra!...

Thousoughtesttheheaviestburden,

Sofoundestthouthyself,

Andcanstnotshakethyselfoff....

Watching,

Chewing,

Onethatstandsuprightnomore!

Thouwiltgrowdeformedeveninthygrave,

Deformedspirit!

Andoflatestillsoproud

Onallthestiltsofthypride!

Oflatestillthegodlesshermit,

Thehermitwithonecomrade—thedevil,

Thescarletprinceofeverydevilment!...

Now—

Betweentwonothings

Huddledup,

Aquestion-mark,

Awearyriddle,

Ariddleforvultures....

Theywill"solve"thee,

Theyhungeralreadyforthy"solution,"

Theyflutteralreadyabouttheir"riddle,"

Aboutthee,thedoomedone!

OZarathustra,

Self-knower!

Self-hangman!

THESUNSINKS

Notmuchlongerthirstestthou,

Oburnt-upheart!

Promiseisintheair,

FromunknownmouthsIfeelabreath,

—Thegreatcoolnesscomes....

Mysunstoodhotabovemeatnoonday:

Agreetingtoyouthatarecoming,

Yesuddenwinds,

Yecoolspiritsofafternoon!

Theairisstrangeandpure.

Seehowthenight

Leersatmewitheyesaskance,

Likeaseducer!...

Bestrong,mybraveheart,

Andasknot"Why?"

Thedayofmylife!

Thesunsinks,

Andthecalmflood

Alreadyisgilded.

Warmbreathestherock:

Didhappinessatnoonday

Takeitssiestawelluponit?

Ingreenlight

Happinessstillglimmersupfromthebrownabyss

Dayofmylife!

Eventide'snigh,

Thyeyealready

Glowshalf-broken,

Thydewalready

Poursoutitstear-drops,

Alreadyoverthewhiteseas

Walksthepurpleofthylove,

Thylasthesitatingholiness....

Goldengaiety,come!

Thou,thesweetestforetaste—

Foretasteofdeath!

—WentImywaytooswiftly?

Nowthatthefootgrowsweary,

Thineeyestillcatchesme,

Thyhappinessstillcatchesme.

Aroundbutwavesandplay.

Whateverwashard

—Sankintoblueoblivion.

Myboatnowstandsidle.

Stormandmotion—howdiditforgetthem!

DesireandHopearedrowned,

Seaandsoularebecalmed.

SeventhSolitude!

Neverfelt!

Sweetcertaintynearer,

Orwarmerthesun'sray.

—Glowsnottheiceofmysummityet?

Silvery,light,afish

Nowmyvesselswimsout....

THELASTDESIRE[1]

SowouldIdie

AsthenIsawhimdie,

Thefriend,wholikeagod

Intomydarklingyouth

Threwlightning'slightandfire:

Buoyantyetdeepwashe,

Yea,inthebattle'sstrife

Withthegaydancer'sheart.

Amidthewarriors

Hiswasthelightestheart,

Amidtheconquerors

Hisbrowwasdarkwiththought—

Hewasafatepoisedonhisdestiny:

Unbending,castingthoughtintothepast

Andfuture,suchwashe.

Fearfulbeneaththeweightofvictory,

Yetchanting,asbothvictoryanddeath

Camehandandhandtohim.

Commandingevenashelayindeath,

Andhiscommandthatmanannihilate.

SowouldIdie

AsthenIsawhimdie,

Victoriousanddestroying.

THEBEACON

Here,wheretheislandgrewamidtheseas,

Asacrificialrockhigh-towering,

Hereunderdarklingheavens,

Zarathustralightshismountain-fires,

Abeaconforshipsthathavestrayed,

Abeaconforthemthathaveananswer!...

Theseflameswithgrey-whitebelly,

Incolddistancessparkletheirdesire,

Stretchesitsnecktowardseverpurerheights—

Asnakeuprearedinimpatience:

ThissignalIsetuptherebeforeme.

Thisflameismineownsoul,

Insatiablefornewdistances,

Speedingupward,upwarditssilentheat.

WhyflewZarathustrafrombeastsandmen?

Whyfledheswiftfromallcontinents?

Sixsolitudesheknowsalready—

Buteventheseawasnotlonelyenoughforhim,

Ontheislandhecouldclimb,onthemounthe

becameflame,

Attheseventhsolitude

Hecastsafishing-rodfaro'erhishead.

Storm-tossedseamen!Wreckageofancientstars

Yeseasofthefuture!Uncompassedheavens!

AtalllonelyonesInowthrowmyfishing-rod.

Giveanswertotheflame'simpatience,

Letme,thefisheronhighmountains,

Catchmyseventh,lastsolitude!——

FAMEANDETERNITY[2]

Speak,tellme,howlongwiltthoubrood

Uponthisadversefateofthine?

Beware,lestfromthydolefulmood

Acountenance90darkisbrewed

Thatmeninseeingtheedivine

Ahatemorebitterthanthebrine.

* * * *

Speak,whydoesZarathustraroam

Uponthetoweringmountain-height?

Distrustful,cankered,dour,hishome

Isshutsolongfromhumansight?

* * * *

See,suddenlyflamesforthalightning-flash,

Thepitprofoundwiththunderouschallengefights

Againsttheheavens,midstclamorouscrackandcrash

Ofthegreatmountain!Cradledintheheights,

Bornasthefruitofhateandlightning'slove,

ThewrathofZarathustradwellsabove

Andloomswithmenaceofathundercloud.

* * * *

Ye,whohaveroofs,goquickly,creepandhide!

Tobed,yetenderlings!Forthundersloud

Upontheblastsofstormtriumphantride,

Andbastionsandrampartsswayandrock,

Thelightningsearstheduskyfaceofnight,

AndeerietruthslikegleamsofHadesmock

Thesensefamiliar.Soinstormbreaksforth

TheflamingcurseofZarathustra'swrath.

Thisfame,whichallthewideworldloves,

Itouchwithgloves,

Andscorningbeat

Beneathmyfeet.

* * * *

Whohankerafterthepayofit?

Whocastthemselvesinthewayofit?

Theseprostitutestogold,

Thesemerchantfolk.Theyfold

Theirunctuouspalmsoverthejinglingfame,

Whoseringingchinkwinsalltheworld'sacclaim.

* * * *

Hastthouthelusttobuy?Itneedsnoskill.

Theyareallvenal.Letthypursebedeep,

Andlettheirgreedypawsunhinderedcreep

Intoitsdepths.Soletthemtaketheirfill,

Forifthoudostnotofferthemenough,

Their"virtue"they'llparade,tohidetheirhuff.

* * * *

Theyareallvirtuous,yeaeveryone.

Virtueandfameareeverinaccord

Solongastimedothrun,

Thetonguesthatprateofvirtueasreward

Earnfame.Forvirtueisfame'scleverbawd.

* * * *

Amongstthesevirtuous,Iprefertobe

Oneguiltyofallvileandhorridsin!

AndwhenIseefame'simportunity

Soadvertisehershamelessharlotry,

Ambitionturnstogall.Amidstsuchkin

Oneplacealone,thelowest,wouldIwin.

* * * *

Thisfame,whichallthewideworldloves,

Itouchwithgloves,

Andscorningbeat

Beneathmyfeet.

Hush!Iseevastness!—andofvastythings

Shallmanbedumb,unlesshecanenshrine

Themwithhiswords?Thentakethemightwhichbrings

Theheartuponthytongue,charmedwisdommine!

* * * *

Ilookabove,thererollsthestar-strownsea.

Onight,mutesilence,voicelesscryofstars!

Andlo!Asign!Theheavenitsvergeunbars—

Ashiningconstellationfallstowardsme.

Oloftiest,star-clusteredcrownofBeing!

OcarvedtabletsofEternity!

Anddostthoutrulybendthywaytome?

Thyloveliness,toall—obscurity,

What?Fear'stnottounveilbeforemyseeing?

* * * *

OshieldofDestiny!

OcarventabletsofEternity!

Yea,verily,thouknowest—whatmankinddothhate,

WhatIalonedolove:thouartinviolate

Tostrokesofchangeandtime,offatesthefate!

'Tisonlythou,OdireNecessity,

Canstkindleeverlastingloveinme!

* * * *

OloftiestcrownofLife!OshieldofFate!

Thatnodesirecanreachtoinvocate,

Thatne'erdefiledorsulliedisbyNay,

EternalYeaoflife,fore'eramIthyYea:

ForIlovethee,Eternity!

十年过去了——

没有一滴降临于我，

没有带来爱的雨滴，没有湿润的风，

——一片无雨的土地……

现在我乞求我的智慧

在这场干旱中不要变得吝啬；

溢出你自己，滴下你的露水，

成为干涸荒野的雨水吧！

我曾经命令云朵们

离开我的山峦；

我曾对他们说，

“更多光明，你们这些黑暗者！”

今天我引诱他们前来：

用你们的乳房使我变暗：

我要从你们那里挤奶，

你们高山上的奶牛！

温暖的智慧之奶，甜蜜的爱之露水

我倾洒在大地上。

走开，走开，你们这些真理

看起来如此阴郁！

我不希望在我的山上

有苦涩、不耐烦的真理。

愿真理今天走近我

被笑容镀金，

被太阳甜化，被爱烤成棕色，——

我渴望摘下一颗成熟的真理。

今天我伸出手去

向着机遇的发丝，

足够明智去引导，

像孩子一样智胜机遇。

今天我将热情好客

对待不受欢迎的客人，

即使是对命运本身我也不会尖酸刻薄……

——查拉图斯特拉不是刺猬。

我的灵魂，

因舌头而不知满足，

已经品尝过所有善恶之事，

并潜入所有深度。

但始终，像软木塞一样，

它又浮到表面，

像油漂浮在棕色的大海上：

正因为这个灵魂人们称我是幸运的。

我的父亲和母亲是谁？

难道我的父亲不是丰饶之王吗？

他们二者的结合

生下了我这个神秘的生物——

我，光之怪兽——

我，查拉图斯特拉，智慧的挥霍者？

今天因温柔而病倒，

带着露珠的风，

查拉图斯特拉坐在山上等待——

甜美且沸腾

在他的自身汁液中，

在他的自身顶峰之下，

在他的冰川之下，

疲惫却幸福，

第七日的创造者。

——安静！

一个真理从我身上掠过，

像一朵云——

它以看不见的闪电击中我，

在其宽广、缓慢的台阶上，

它的幸福向我攀登：

来吧，来吧，亲爱的真理！

——安静！

那是我的真理！

从胆怯的眼睛，

从天鹅绒般的颤抖，

她的目光与我的相遇，

甜美且狡黠，少女的目光。

她猜到了我幸福的原因，

她猜到了我——哈！她在想什么？

一只紫色的龙

潜伏在她少女目光的深渊中。

——安静！我的真理正在说话！——

“哀哉你，查拉图斯特拉！

你看起来像吞下黄金的人：

他们最终会剖开你的肚子！

你太富有啦，

你使许多人腐败！

你使太多人嫉妒，

使太多人贫穷……

即使你的光芒也投下阴影——

我感到寒冷：走开，你这富有者

走开，查拉图斯特拉，远离你的太阳路径

猛禽之间的间隙

谁会在这里下降，

多么快

就被深渊吞噬了！

但是你，查拉图斯特拉，

仍然热爱深渊，

像冷杉树一样热爱它们！

冷杉抛掷它的根须，

在岩石本身凝视的地方，

因深渊而战栗——

冷杉在深渊前停顿，

所有周围的人都渴望下降：

在狂暴、滚动、跳跃的急流的不耐烦中，

它耐心地等待着，严肃而沉默，

孤独……

孤独！

谁敢来这里做客——

来做你的客人？

也许是一只猛禽，

因他人的不幸而快乐，

会顽固地抓住坚定观察者的头发，

以疯狂的笑声，

秃鹫的笑声……

为什么如此坚定？

——他这样残酷地嘲笑：

他必须有翅膀，才能热爱深渊，

他不能留在悬崖上，

就像你那样悬挂在那里！——

哦，查拉图斯特拉，

最残酷的尼姆鲁德！

最近还是一个捕神者，

一张捕捉美德的蜘蛛网，

一支邪恶的箭！

现在

被你自己猎杀，

自己的猎物

被自己的灵魂所擒获。

现在

对我们俩来说是孤独的，

双重的知识，

在一百面镜子中，

对自己不忠，

在一百个记忆中，

不确定，

每一道伤口都疲倦，

每一阵寒意都颤抖，

被自己的绳索勒住，

自我认识者！

自我吊刑者！

为何要将自己绑在智慧的绞索上？

为何引诱自己

进入那古老毒蛇的天堂？

为何偷溜进

你自己，你自己？……

现在是一个病人，

被毒蛇的毒素病倒，

现在是一个俘虏，

抽中了最艰难的命运：

在自己的箭矢中

弯曲地工作，

在自己的洞穴中

挖掘自己，

完全无助，

僵硬，

一具冰冷的尸体，

被一百个负担压垮，

被自己压垮，

一个智者！

一个自知者！

明智的查拉图斯特拉！……

你寻找最沉重的负担，

因此找到了你自己，

并且无法摆脱它……

观察着，

咀嚼着，

不再直立站立！

即使在坟墓中你也会变形，

变形的精神！