That which seems the height of absurdity in one generation often becomes the height of wisdom in another.

  • -- Adlai E. Stevenson II 阿德莱·史蒂文森二世

在一代人看来荒谬到极点的东西,在另一代人看来往往变成智慧到极点。

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Because the mask is your face, the face is a mask, so I'm thinking of the face as a mask because of the way I see faces is coming from an African vision of the mask which is the thing that we carry around with us, it is our presentation, it's our front, it's our face.

因为面具脸,脸是一个面具,我想脸上的面具,因为我看到面临来自非洲的面具是我们随身携带的东西,它是我们的演示,我们的面前,这是我们的脸。

When I speak of the gifted listener, I am thinking of the nonmusician primarily, of the listener who intends to retain his amateur status. It is the thought of just such a listener that excites the composer in me.

当我说到有天赋的听众时,我首先想到的是那些不懂音乐的人,那些想要保持业余状态的听众。正是这样一个听众的想法让我内心深处的作曲家激动不已。

Absurdity, only you are pure. Absurdity, only before you is this excess sweated out of golden pleasure.

荒谬,只有你是纯洁的。荒谬,只有在你面前,这过度的汗水是黄金般的快乐。

There's so much absurdity. Poverty is so absurd.

有那么多荒谬。贫穷是如此荒谬。