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遊走於中世紀的異鄉夜-古姆洛夫遊記(二)

異鄉的人是永遠逃不出寂寞的,尤其在夜晚涼風襲來的時候.不少人嘗試逃避時,我卻早已學會去享受著這份的感覺.

這夜,我沒有一早回到那漂亮的酒店,而是一個人在黑暗的古城中亂走.古城的早上的美是眾人一起分享的,在晚上卻可自個品嚐.當東方人都回到酒店,西方人都堆在酒吧的時候,我選擇徘徊在古城小巷間思考.

古城絕大部分的建築都是活化再用的,近乎每一座小屋,每一條小巷,都留有十六世紀的影子,也都有著它們不為人知的故事.這個因為漕運和貿易而興起的古城,當中有幾多動人的住事?他們可會有人像我一樣倚在古老的牆上遠望城堡?

一個地方的存在感和歷史感,是要在時光的塵埃下釀造而成.這裡的真實和新舊的和諧告訴我們,真正的人文美,不是那些為造而造的假古建築可以營造出來的.比起這裡來.內地那些什麼民族村的粗鄙令人汗顏,露出大喇叭的假古建築,露出現代服飾的"民族服",表演完后整群人如蒼蠅圍著你推銷那些有明顯拉鏈的"民族風味錢包",有奧運標誌的"民族特色手鐲".......你可以說美是相對的,然而這種的醜陋卻是絕對的.

在古樸的氣氛,我不再去想這些糟糕的事物.坐在廣場的椅上享受淡淡的星空,忘卻那些煩人的歪理...而酒店前的露台上,一對結婚的新人把燈(好像我們的孔明燈)放上天空,在莊嚴的古城下為美好的未來許下願望......

      

Do you hear the people sing? (from Les Miserables)

Do you hear the people sing?
Singing a song of angry men?
It is the music of a people
Who will not be slaves again!
When the beating of your heart
Echoes the beating of the drums
There is a life about to start
When tomorrow comes!

Will you join in our crusade?
Who will be strong and stand with me?
Beyond the barricade
Is there a world you long to see?

Then join in the fight
That will give you the right to be free!

Do you hear the people sing?
Singing a song of angry men?
It is the music of a people
Who will not be slaves again!
When the beating of your heart
Echoes the beating of the drums
There is a life about to start
When tomorrow comes!

Will you give all you can give
So that our banner may advance
Some will fall and some will live
Will you stand up and take your chance?
The blood of the martyrs
Will water the meadows of France!

Do you hear the people sing?
Singing a song of angry men?
It is the music of a people
Who will not be slaves again!
When the beating of your heart
Echoes the beating of the drums
There is a life about to start
When tomorrow comes!