Beneath the cross of Jesus I fain would take my stand, the shadow of a mighty rock within a weary land; a home within the wilderness, a rest upon the way, from the burning of the noontide heat, and the burden of the day.
Upon that cross of Jesus mine eye at times can see the very dying form of One who suffered there for me; and from my stricken heart with tears two wonders I confess: the wonders of redeeming love and my unworthiness.
I take, O cross, thy shadow for my abiding place; I ask no other sunshine than the sunshine of his face; content to let the world go by, to know no gain nor loss, my sinful self my only shame, my glory all the cross.
And can it be that I should gain An interest in the Savior’s blood?
Died He for me, who caused His pain— For me, who Him to death pursued? Amazing love! How can it be, That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me? Amazing love! How can it be, That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me?
’Tis mystery all: th’Immortal dies: Who can explore His strange design? In vain the firstborn seraph tries To sound the depths of love divine. ’Tis mercy all! Let earth adore, Let angel minds inquire no more. ’Tis mercy all! Let earth adore; Let angel minds inquire no more.
He left His Father’s throne above So free, so infinite His grace— Emptied Himself of all but love, And bled for Adam’s helpless race: ’Tis mercy all, immense and free, For O my God, it found out me! ’Tis mercy all, immense and free, For O my God, it found out me!
Long my imprisoned spirit lay, Fast bound in sin and nature’s night; Thine eye diffused a quickening ray— I woke, the dungeon flamed with light; My chains fell off, my heart was free, I rose, went forth, and followed Thee. My chains fell off, my heart was free, I rose, went forth, and followed Thee.
Still the small inward voice I hear, That whispers all my sins forgiven; Still the atoning blood is near, That quenched the wrath of hostile Heaven. I feel the life His wounds impart; I feel the Savior in my heart. I feel the life His wounds impart; I feel the Savior in my heart.
No condemnation now I dread; Jesus, and all in Him, is mine; Alive in Him, my living Head, And clothed in righteousness divine, Bold I approach th’eternal throne, And claim the crown, through Christ my own. Bold I approach th’eternal throne, And claim the crown, through Christ my own.
顺藤摸瓜，先找出“Tu che m'ahi preso il cuor”的意思是“You are my heart's delight”。然后查出这首歌出自上世纪二十年代的轻歌剧“The land of smiles”. 该剧中文译为《微 笑的国土》，讲的是1912年间发生在维也纳和北京的东西方王公贵族之间的跨国婚恋。李希登费斯伯爵的女儿丽莎憧憬向往中国文化，在此基础上与当 时的中国大使苏城对上眼儿，一发不可收拾。世袭波登斯坦伯爵的葛斯达夫中尉，是丽莎青梅竹马的朋友，更是长期爱慕丽莎，就因为不会说中文，不通中国文化， 只好望苏城与丽莎的爱情而却步，按现在话说是“把爱埋在心底”或“有一种爱叫放手”。
YOU ARE MY HEART'S DELIGHT (Dein ist mein ganzes Herz) From the Operetta "Das Land des Lächelns" (1929) (Franz Lehár / English Lyrics: Harry Graham)
You are my heart’s delight, And where you are, I long to be You make my darkness bright, When like a star you shine on me Shine, then, my whole life through Your life divine bids me hope anew That dreams of mine may at last come true And I shall hear you whisper, “I love you”.
In dreams when night is falling I seem to hear you calling For you have cast a net around me And ‘neath a magic spell hath bound me Yours, yours alone A wondrous air is your beautiful hair Bright as a summer sky is the night in your eyes Soft as a sparkling star is the warmth of my love
You are my heart’s delight, And where you are, I long to be You make my darkness bright, When like a star you shine on me Shine, then, my whole life through Your life divine bids me hope anew That dreams of mine may at last come true And I shall hear you whisper, “I love you”
DEIN IST MEIN GANZES HERZ From the German Operetta "Das Land des Lächelns" (1929) (Music: Franz Lehar / Lyrics: L. Herzer & F. Löhner-Beda)
Richard Tauber (German Production) - 1929
Dein ist mein ganzes Herz! Wo du nicht bist, kann ich nicht sein. So, wie die Blume welkt, wenn sie nicht küsst der Sonnenschein! Dein ist mein schönstes Lied, weil es allein aus der Liebe erblüht. Sag mir noch einmal, mein einzig Lieb, oh sag noch einmal mir: Ich hab dich lieb!
Wohin ich immer gehe, ich fühle deine Nähe. Ich möchte deinen Atem trinken und betend dir zu Füssen sinken, dir, dir allein! Wie wunderbar ist dein leuchtendes Haar! Traumschön und sehnsuchtsbang ist dein strahlender Blick. Hör ich der Stimme Klang, ist es so wie Musik.
Dein ist mein ganzes Herz! Wo du nicht bist, kann ich nicht sein. So, wie die Blume welkt, wenn sie nicht küsst der Sonnenschein! Dein ist mein schönstes Lied, weil es allein aus der Liebe erblüht. Sag mir noch einmal, mein einzig Lieb, oh sag noch einmal mir: Ich hab dich lieb!
Disc 1. First recital. I puritani. Qui la voce ; Norma. Casta diva / Bellini. Tristan & Isolde. Liebestod / Wagner (RAI Orchestra, Turin ; Arturo Basile) (Recorded November 1949 in Turin)
Disc 2-4. La gioconda / Ponchielli (Fedora Barbieri ; Gianni Poggi ; Paolo Silveri ; RAI Turin Chorus & Orchestra ; Antonino Votto) (Recorded September 1952, Turin) 《歌 女乔康达》
Disc 5-6. Lucia di Lammermoor / Donizetti (Giuseppe di Stefano ; Tito Gobbi ; Chorus & Orchestra of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino ; Tullio Serafin) (Recorded February 1953, Florence) 《拉美莫尔的露琪亚》
Disc 7-8. I puritani / Bellini (Giuseppe di Stefano ; Nicola Rossi-Lemeni ; Rolando Panerai ; Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan ; Tullio Serafin) (Recorded March 1953) 《清教徒》
Disc 9. Cavalleria rusticana / Mascagni (Giuseppe di Stefano ; Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan ; Tullio Serafin) (Recorded August 1953) 《乡村骑士》
Disc 10-11. Tosca / Puccini (Giuseppe di Stefano ; Tito Gobbi ; Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan ; Victor de Sabata) (Recorded August 1953)《托 斯卡》
Disc 12-13. La traviata / Verdi (Francesco Albanese ; Ugo Savarese ; RAI Chorus and Orchestra, Turin ; Gabriele Santini) (Recorded September 1953, Turin)《茶 花女》
Disc 14-16. Norma / Bellini (Mario Filippeschi ; Ebe Stignani ; Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan ; Tullio Serafin) (Recorded April 1954) 《诺 尔玛》
Disc 17. I pagliacci / Leoncavallo (Giuseppe di Stefano ; Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan ; Tullio Serafin) (Recorded May 1954)《丑角》
Disc 18-20. La forza del destino / Verdi (Richard Tucker ; Carlo Tagliabue ; Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan ; Tullio Serafin) (Recorded August 1954)《命 运之力》
Disc 21-22. Il turco in Italia / Rossini (Nicolai Gedda ; Nicola Rossi-Lemeni ; Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan ; Gianandrea Gavazzeni) (Recorded August-September 1954)《意 大利的土耳其人》
Disc 24. Lyric and coloratura arias (Philharmonia ; Tullio Serafin) (Recorded September 1954, London)
Disc 25. Callas at La Scala (Orchestra of La Scala, Milan ; Tullio Serafin) (Recorded June 1955)
Disc 26-27. Madama Butterfly / Puccini (Nicolai Gedda ; Lucia Danielli ; Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan ; Herbert von Karajan) (Recorded August 1955)《 蝴 蝶夫人》
Disc 28-29. Aida / Verdi (Richard Tucker ; Fedora Barbieri ; Tito Gobbi ; Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan ; Tullio Serafin) (Recorded August 1955)《 阿 依达》
Disc 30-31. Rigoletto / Verdi (Giuseppe di Stefano ; Tito Gobbi ; Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan ; Tullio Serafin) (Recorded September 1955)《弄 臣》
Disc 32-33. Il trovatore / Verdi (Giuseppe di Stefano ; Rolando Panerai ; Fedora Barbieri ; Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan ; Herbert von Karajan) (Recorded August 1956)《游 吟诗人》
Disc 34-35. La bohème / Puccini (Giuseppe di Stefano ; Anna Moffo ; Rolando Panerai ; Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan ; Antonino Votto) (Recorded August-September 1956)《艺 术家的生涯》
Disc 36-37. Un ballo in maschera / Verdi (Giuseppe di Stefano ; Tito Gobbi ; Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan ; Antonino Votto) (Recorded September 1956)《化 装舞会》
Disc 38-39. Il barbiere di Siviglia / Rossini (Luigi Alva ; Tito Gobbi ; Philharmonia Orchestra ; Alceo Galliera) (Recorded February 1957, London)《塞 维利亚理发师》
Disc 40-41. La sonnambula / Bellini (Eugenia Ratti ; Fiorenza Cossotto ; Nicola Monti ; Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan ; Antonino Votto) (Recorded March 1957)《梦 游女》
Disc 42-43. Turandot / Puccini (Elisabeth Schwarzkopf ; Eugenio Fernandi ; Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan ; Tullio Serafin (Recorded July 1957)
Disc 44-45. Manon Lescaut / Puccini (Giuseppe di Stefano ; Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan ; Tullio Serafin) (Recorded July 1957)《曼侬》
Disc 46-47. Medea / Cherubini (Renata Scotto ; Mirto Picchi ; Chorus & Orchestra of La Scala, Milan ; Tullio Serafin) (Recorded September 1957)《美狄亚》
Disc 48. Verdi Arias I (Philharmonia ; Nicola Rescigno) (Recorded September 1958, London)
今天晚饭后，我跟扎扎妈说自己的Probability（概率）真差，需要补习补习。 扎扎在一旁听着，冷不丁插了一嘴：We are learning probability now in school. I am good at it. 吓扎扎爸一跳，扎扎开始考我概率问题：There are 7 apples in the basket. 3 of them are red. What is the probability of picking up a red apple? 扎扎爸不但概率差，连除法也不灵光，只好回答说：The probability is 3 out of 7. 扎扎回答说; "Wrong! Your answer is fraction，not probability. Its probability is unlikely. If there were 4 red apples, its probability would be likely. If there were 0 red apples, its probability would be impossible. If there were 7 red ones, its probability would be certainly. How come you don't know these, dady？”
晚上，在扎扎要求我上楼给他开启xbox输入密码设定时间限额时，我让他讲讲数学课外书都读到了什么。 扎扎眉飞色舞地给我上了一课： dady， do you know what the other usage of exclamation mark is? it means factorial if it follows a number......
我就问5！是多少， 扎扎摇头晃脑算了一下，告诉我：120。 我接着问6！，扎扎又念念有词算了算，说720。 居然连中两元，都对了。扎扎爸很激动，但还是郑重地告诉扎扎“Son, I am proud of you！” 扎扎也激动起来，开始大谈体会，说连自己事先都没有想到自己能这么聪明，这么快就答对。 冲着扎扎的激动劲儿，扎扎爸见好就收，没好意思再继续问7！得多少。 毕竟是小学三年级的孩子，咱既不能让他头一天就骄傲到天上去，也得防备着自己对扎扎的远大期望一下子就撞到天花板上。
今天早上，离扎扎出门上学还有几分钟的时候，我一边在netbook上敲敲打打，一边帮扎扎复习5！和6！，接下来我问扎扎7！是多少。 扎扎想了很久，说： it's really a big number, even more than 4 thousands。 扎扎爸脑筋也不灵，早上又没吃饭，所以没有自己算，而是打开了netbook上的calc计算器。 7！=5040。
