Engels: Ode to the Invention of Printing
Complete Works of Marx and Engels, Volume 2, People's Publishing House, 2005, pp. 29-38.
Page 29 where the gods live,
The goddess of rumors shook her lips,
Arouse voices in the poet's ears;
Why, the poet's singing?
Is it an emperor dedicated to praising bloodthirsty ambition and arrogance?
Why are you ashamed?
Why do you put the words of praise and the light of honor
Give it to such a group of people for nothing.
A spinning wolf cursed and spurned by history forever?
Wake up, wake up!
Let your guilty song fly in the clouds,
Let the song be full of unprecedented power in the solemn victory!
If you want people's respect,
I want laurel to shine on your forehead,
You should sing a song worthy of the people,
Let this magnificent song resound through the square!
Ancient people
Never pray casually,
Incense from the altar
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At that time, Saturn suddenly arrived,
Opened the heart of Mother Earth with a huge plow,
So people see seeds waking up in the soil,
The barren land has become lush.
People thanked Dade and sang praises very sonorous.
Saturn is called the God of the Golden Age.
Aren't you a god?
You give shape to thoughts and words;
Words and words were originally scattered with the wind and disappeared without a trace.
You locked its life with symbols.
Without you,
Time will devour your life again and again,
Become a zombie and be buried in a grave that will never be forgotten.
The human mind was restricted in the long childhood,
Once you arrive,
Thoughts will break through the barriers and quickly move towards an open and beautiful environment.
It spreads its wings and flies to the distant world.
There, hard history.
We are communicating solemnly with the future era and having a heart-to-heart talk.
You bring light to the night!
High honor and praise belong only to you, immortal,
Can only be dedicated to your noble elite!
3 1 page Nature seems to think that,
This invention alone is enough to show its power,
Since then, I have become carefree and stingy.
Never give this world a similar miracle again.
Nature finally perked up and showed new signs.
The frozen Rhine witnessed the appearance of Gutenberg.
"If you want your thoughts to come alive, just copy them on your desk.
However, how effective is this?
Such efforts are in vain!
The shadow of forgetting will cover your mind,
Thoughts will fade away, like fog and clouds.
How can a ship accommodate the turbulent waves of the vast ocean?
A book can't hold the treasure of human wisdom!
What is missing here? Is it a widely circulated skill?
Since nature can create countless lives according to one model,
I can also do this and make inventions!
Let a truth resonate absolutely with Qian Qian,
Let the noise of mountains and valleys announce the truth,
Let the truth soar! "
Gutenberg acknowledged this,
Printing became popular,
Look, Europe is excited and shocked.
It rises rapidly, making a surging and powerful sound.
Like a hurricane, arrival,
Awaken the sleeping underground flame,
So the flames rose and roared.
Ah! That damn castle was built to cover up the fallacy,
The builder is contemptible ignorance and the cruelty of the monarch!
Now the volcano erupts and lava burns at the top of the mountain.
The castle was shocked and the foundation was passively shaken!
Who is that evil devil?
Who put his throne,
Built on the top of the collapsed Ka Pitori Mountain,
Who is so shameless and disgusting?
Who is aggressive and wants to destroy and devour all living things?
He may still be alive,
But his power building has gradually declined,
One day it will collapse and become a ruin.
Now on the top of the mountain,
A strong tower stands on the cliff.
Those who fought in the war,
Fixed barracks were placed in towers,
They stole power and ruled the mountain,
They will shout loudly and run to the battlefield from here;
By then, the tower will be forgotten,
It will stand alone in the mountains, lonely and desolate.
Although it is teetering,
But still as imposing as before, look around.
One day it will collapse,
This land will be covered with rubble and become desolate;
But before all this happens,
Towers can still scare people, just like scarecrows,
Not long ago, it really annoyed everyone and scared everyone.
This is the first crown worn on the head of reason.
So people bravely advocate rationality,
Eager for real knowledge,
We should use reason to grasp the rapidly changing world.
Copernicus flew to galaxies in the sky,
There used to be impenetrable clouds;
He saw a magnificent star,
It is the brightest in that distant place,
It brings us morning light every day.
Galileo felt the earth turning under his feet,
Italy didn't praise his contribution,
On the contrary, he rudely put him in prison;
However, the earth has not stopped running.
It's still breaking the waves in the universe and the ocean,
Shining stars,
Also like Qi Fei on the earth, lightning and thunder;
Then Newton's agile elves,
He followed the stars and discovered their mysteries.
He pointed out the motive force of stars,
And point out their circular trajectories.
You conquered space, you found patterns,
Understand how the atmosphere and ocean move forever,
You analyze elusive light,
You go underground, you want to dig through the earth,
In order to find the treasure cave containing gold and crystal,
But what's the use of all this for you?
Come back, talent, return to mortals!
However, talents are unmoved,
He sighed heavily, grief and indignation:
"Ignorance suppresses people's thoughts,
The tyrant forged chains in his rage,
No matter how far it is,
These savage chains compete to make a sonorous sound,
Once people get tired of the fate of slavery,
This chain will lock them in the morgue!
We can't tolerate this situation any longer! "
As long as the tyrant thinks of with fire and sword at will,
These are two reliable things,
We can't let them leave the clutches.
"Fool, you piled the sticks high,
You threatened to burn me,
You want to use this woodpile to keep me away from the truth,
I didn't know it had become a lighthouse, guiding me to the truth,
It has turned into a torch, shining me to win the victory of truth!
Truth is full of emotion,
Make a yearning voice to my excited heart,
My mind is staring at the truth,
My steps follow the truth,
I'm not afraid of flames, I'm not afraid of swords,
How can I hesitate?
How can I hold back?
The waves of the tahoe River rush to the sea,
It will not return to the cliff where it originally originated;
Even if there are mountains ahead,
Can't stop the surging river;
Fate drove it a thousand miles,
Pentium roared towards the sea of Wang Yang. "
The important day has finally arrived,
On this day, an earthly mortal woke up from the shame of the world.
He was full of anger,
Make a beautiful sound,
He shouted to the world: "Man is free!"
Narrow barriers cannot imprison this sacred voice,
As soon as this call comes out,
With the help of Gutenberg's invention, it caused a response.
Echo becomes a wonderful carrier,
Let the sound fly,
Fly across the ocean in an instant, over the top of the mountain,
It travels freely in the long wind.
"People are free!"
This cheer comes from human reason,
The tyrant's roar cannot overwhelm it,
It shook the world, very loud.
Ah, freedom, freedom!
Once your sweet words ring,
I am full of emotion and pride,
My heart is saturated with your spirit,
Your sacred passion fills my chest,
My heart spreads its wings like a flame,
Soaring in the clouds.
Ordinary people, where do you listen to my songs?
I looked down from the clouds,
Seeing the prison of fate open the iron gate,
Seeing that the fog of the times has been swept away,
-The future is just around the corner, no cover!
I clearly see that,
The earth is no longer that sad,
There will be no more vanity, war and cruelty here.
Vanity and war are gone forever,
Like plagues and storms, although they raged for a while,
As long as the cold current comes from the polar regions,
They will flee the victim's residence.
From then on, everyone felt equal,
Brave soldiers, with unstoppable force,
Fight for freedom and arouse cheers.
Since then, there have been no slaves and tyrannical kings;
The world is full of rain and dew of love and peace,
The earth breathes the fragrance of love and peace,
"Love and peace!" The sound reverberated all over the world.
God stretched out his scepter from the throne of Huang Jinbao,
Give people happiness and good luck,
He brought joy and joy to the world,
Build all the avenues as before,
A heat wave of joy.
Have you seen that tall and straight stone pillar?
Have you seen that magnificent monument?
Dazzling, shining.
The pyramids built by slaves are not as magnificent as it is.
The pyramids enjoy the glory given by the oppressors,
When the slaves rose up, the pyramids shook!
In front of the monument,
But there are always cigarettes around,
People prayed sweetly to thank Gutenberg;
His merits are boundless, but he only gets a meager reward!
Glory belongs to him,
He defeated the ignorant forces under the autocratic regime,
It is he who makes the power of reason and mind soar!
Glory belongs to him,
It was the truth that pushed him forward,
It is the truth that encourages him to create effectively!
Our ode never stops,
Children should praise the heroes who benefit the world!
Friedrich Engels
Bremen
Second, the specific writing time:
Engels wrote it in1839 65438+1between the beginning of October and the end of March.
Engels' manuscript is a poem rewritten in German based on a lyric poem written by Manhau Gimpena, a famous Spanish poet and political activist and a believer of the French Enlightenment.
Quintana was a participant in the first Spanish Revolution in 1808- 18 14. This revolution is an independent war against Napoleon's foreign rule. During this period, poets' poems and other literary works were widely concerned and loved by people. 18 14- 1820, the poet is famous for his revolutionary actions. This lyric poem of quintana was written on 1800. Considering the strict examination of books and newspapers, this poem was first revised in Madrid in 1802 and published in the Collection of Poetry.
Engels' choice to rewrite or paraphrase quintana's poems reflects Engels' political and ideological inclination, as well as his own language skills in Spanish. Although this lyric poem is freely translated or rewritten, it is a re-creation of Engels and has unique significance and value. Engels rewrote this poem in 1839 65438+ from the beginning of October to the end of March.