May 10
偶然听到一首老歌, Phillip Morgan 写的 "BLOOD IS ON THE SQUARE", 词曲具佳. 旋律有 Lennon 的味道, 词就不多说了, 自己听吧.
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BLOOD IS ON THE SQUARE
words and music by Phillip Morgan
A song was heard in China
in the city of Beijing.
In the spring of 1989
you could hear the people sing.
And it was the song of freedom
that was ringing in the square,
the world could feel the passion of
the people gathered there.
Oh children, blood is on the square.
For many nights and many days,
waiting in the square.
"To build a better nation"
was the song that echoed there.
"For we are China's children,
we love our native land,
for brotherhood and freedom
we are joining hand in hand."
Oh children, blood is on the square.
Then came the People's army
with trucks and tanks and guns.
The government was frightened
of their daughters and their sons.
But in the square was courage and
a vision true and fair,
the Army of the People would not harm
the young ones there.
Oh children, blood is on the square.
On June the 3rd in China,
in the spring of '89,
an order came from high above
and passed on down the line.
The soldiers opened fire,
young people bled and died,
the blood of thousands on the square
that lies can never hide.
Oh children, blood is on the square.
For four more days of fury
the people faced the guns.
How many thousands slaughtered
when their grisly work was done?
they quickly burned the bodies
to hide their coward's shame,
but blood is thick upon their hands and
darkness on their names.
Oh children, blood is on the square.
There are tears that flow in China
for her children that are gone.
There is fear and there is hiding,
for the killing still goes on.
And the iron hand of terror can
buy silence for today,
but the blood that lies upon the square
cannot be washed away.
Oh children, blood is on the square.
April 26
今天连战由台北经香港抵达南京,开启 60 年来国共第三次合作, 意义可谓重大。回想当年第一次合作时,国共两党旗下聚集多少中华热血青年,从广州开始,北伐战场上一同浴血奋战,为的是打倒军阀和北方的封建势力,再造新中国。第二次合作时,在抗日战场上并肩血染战袍,为的是打败小日本,不作亡国奴。然而后来兄弟相争,不得不各自飘零, 是为最大的国殇. 今天回顾几首关于台湾的诗歌, 以志纪念.
(1) 1896年4月17日 台湾彰化的诗人丘蓬甲, 几乎是用血和泪写成如下 28 字的诗.当日是马关条约割让台湾给日本一年整.
春愁难遣强看山, 往事惊心泪欲潸.四万万人同一哭, 去年今日割台湾
(2)国民党元老 于右任 先生 (1962)留下一首悲愤欲绝的 国殇,又名 望大陆:
葬我于高山之上兮,望我大陆。大陆不可见兮,唯有痛哭!葬我于高山之上兮,望我故乡。故乡不可见兮,永不那忘!天苍苍,野茫茫,山之上,国有殇!
(3) 台湾诗人 余光中 有乡愁一诗, 曾经在某年的春节晚会上朗诵, 令人唏嘘不已.
小时候, 乡愁是一枚小小的邮票, 我在这头, 母亲在那头
长大後, 乡愁是一张窄窄的船票, 我在这头, 新娘在那头
後来啊, 乡愁是一方矮矮的坟墓, 我在外头, 母亲在里头
而现在, 乡愁是一湾浅浅的海峡, 我在这头, 大陆在那头
(4) 余光中的另一首以长江水、海棠红、雪花白、和腊梅香组成的乡愁四韵, 后来被罗大佑唱红:
给我一瓢长江水啊长江水 那酒一样的长江水 那醉酒的滋味是乡愁的滋味 给我一瓢长江水啊长江水
给我一掌海棠红啊海棠红 那血一样的海棠红 那沸血的烧痛是乡愁的烧痛 给我一掌海棠红啊海棠红
给我一片雪花白啊雪花白 那信一样的雪花白 那家信的等待是乡愁的等待 给我一片雪花白啊雪花白
给我一朵腊梅香啊腊梅香 那母亲一样的腊梅香 那母亲的芬芳是乡土的芬芳 给我一朵腊梅香啊腊梅香……
(5) 某网络诗人最近为国民党回家所写的"大哥,你回来了". 诗中以大哥小弟指国共两党, 令人为之动容落泪.
当你跨出机舱的那一刻,
我就认出了你
父亲一般伟岸的身躯
母亲一般睿智眉眼
在你的身上依然是那样的明显
唯有那零乱的白发
让人生出无限的感慨
走上前去,说一声
大哥,你回来了
我的喉咙像是被什么东西所堵塞
想当初为推翻帝制
是你拉着我的手
在村口的大树旁
一同告别了咱娘
踏上北伐的战场
当取得胜利的时候
是你让我写信告诉咱娘
忠孝不能两全
“革命尚未成功,同志仍需努力”
九一八的枪声
激起了你我兄弟的男儿血性
你手持汉阳造血染台儿庄
我手握大片刀喋血平型关
在战壕中你我分享着一口干粮
在青纱帐里你我一同擦拭刀枪
淞沪战役
敌后战场
武汉保卫战
战斗在太行山上
你我相互鼓励
打回老家去
让侵略者血债血偿
保卫黄河
保卫长江
保卫全中国
政治上的歧见使你我渐行渐远
政见的不同使你我兵戎相见
五十年的相互敌视
亲者痛仇者快
五十年的不依不饶
让咱娘气瞎了双眼
娘曾在弥留之际呼唤着大哥你的名字
说不见着大哥你她死不瞑目
然而娘撑到了最后
还是眼睁睁地望着东方
无奈地撒手人寰
五十年后的今天
你终于回来了
跨过海峡,越过高山
一路风尘
掩饰不住你急迫的心情
一路上你我低头不语
来到我们离开家乡时
娘送别我们的那棵大树下
我手中捧着咱家的族谱
你手里拿着一炷祭祖的高香
我们两人一起来到娘的坟前
我叫一声
娘,大哥他回来了
你哭一句
娘,儿子来见您了
两个在战场上从不知屈膝的汉子
两个五十年来谁也不服谁的男人
如高山塌陷般地跪倒在了娘的坟前
任凭泪水哗哗地流淌
任凭夕阳西下,月亮升起在树梢间
我对着黄河大声喊
娘,大哥他回来了
黄河之水涌起了欣慰的泪花
我对着长江大声喊
娘,大哥他回来了
三峡大坝轰然的水声就像那迎宾的礼炮
我对着长城大声喊
娘,大哥他回来了
长城内外刚刚盛开的杜鹃
红艳艳的,好像是特意为你铺就的红地毯
我对着昆仑大声喊
娘,大哥他回来了
昆仑回应着
就像是家乡的父老
簇拥在咱家老宅的门口
扶老携幼,口中喃喃
回来了,回来了,回来了
冥冥之中我们好像听到了娘的声音
她又一次给我们讲起了
一根筷子容易被折断
一把筷子就永不会被折弯的道理
还嘱咐我们“这个家离开谁都不行”
“江山社稷需要你们兄弟二人的两副肩膀
共同承担“。
乡亲们扶老携幼
簇拥在咱家的老宅前
看到我们兄弟二人伟岸的身躯
又走在了一起
他们情不自禁地
鼓起了掌
这掌声代表着娘的心愿
这掌声代表着乡亲们的心声
人们奔走相告
“他家大小子回来了”
“他家大叔回来了”
“他家大爷回来了”
这一声声的“回来了”
让人不禁心头一热
这一声声的“回来了”
让人不能自已而泪水涟涟
大哥呀大哥,你早该回来了
咱俩早该摈弃前嫌
我知道你虽然富有了
我的日子也在蒸蒸日上
但是兄弟不和
鹬蚌相争
渔利的总是门外的豺狼
要想在外族人面前真正地昂起头颅
还需要你我兄弟联手实现紫气东来
梦回唐朝
咱家门外的豺狼
贼心不死
随时都想闯进门来
祸害咱家的牲畜
偷吃咱家的牛羊
我们兄弟俩可要看清呀
咱娘在生前可一再叮嘱
咱们家历代姓“中”名“国”
不管到什么时候
谁也不准更名改姓
谁也不许吵闹着分家分田
这是娘的嘱咐
也是晚辈的希望
大哥呀,“中国”两个字比你我的生命
更重要
大哥他回来了
消息犹如闪电一般
传遍了大江南北
传遍了家乡的村村寨寨
人们期待着
期待着你我共同匡扶社稷
人们期待着
期待着你我的
第三次握手
再铸辉煌
April 21
Good news. "When a P-man loves an NP-woman " wins the Math Poetry Contest. The prize is a copy of Complexity of Computations and Proofs (Jan Karjicek, editor), volume 13 of Quaderni di Matematica, Dipartimento di Matematica della Seconda Universitá Napoli, 2004.
April 13
Just wrote a mathematical poem for fun.
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* When a P-man loves an NP-woman *
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Been a happy deterministic man
With a simple polynomial brain
I contented myself with P problems,
And always looked at NP with disdain.
Fell in love with a polynomial woman,
But with a non-deterministic wit,
She said she would marry me,
Only if I could show her that P=NP.
I rushed to the library and studied,
Asked Garey & Johnson for a hint to the truth,
They said "this is quite a hard question",
But none of them had a hint or a clue.
Went to church and prayed to The Almighty,
"Please Oh Lord, give me a lead the truth",
"Don't waste your time son", a voice said laughing,
For I myself on this wasted my youth.
First oracle says you will marry
Second one tells you you'll split
Time moves, paths branch, results may vary
Accept the state that finally fits
If you finally marry this girl,
And P=NP was true,
What a Chaos: E-banking unsafe, Salesmen traveling cheaply!
And mathematicians with nothing to do!
If I grant your happiness,
The precondition must be no witness,
Even you both did nothing completely wrong,
The punishments will be exponentially long.
If you really want to marry this woman,
Then randomness might be the only key,
But please stop praying for an answer to me,
For I could not decide on this P=NP!
March 11
If you love someone,
let it be and set him/her free,
if he/she comes back to you,
it's meant to be.
如果你爱他/她
放手由他/她去
如果他/她回来
真爱勿犹豫