尼尔盖曼为好朋友著名歌手Tori Amos's 即将出生的女儿 Tash所写的一首诗“Blueberry Girl"， Charles Vess根据此创作了 32副图，即将由HarperCollins 出版。看画面华彩依旧，充满童趣。说实在的，光读NG的这首诗没太多fantasy的感觉，顶多是一首为新生儿祈福的诗歌，但配上图看就大不同了。Charles Vess和NG 真是绝配。
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS5MhRWGLCU
Youtube 上NG 亲自朗读这首诗的视频
听记下的原文：
Prayer for a Blueberry Girl
Ladies of Darkness, and Ladies of Never-You-Mind,
this is a prayer for a Blueberry Girl.
First: May you ladies be kind.
Keep her from spindles and sleeps at sixteen;
Let her stay waking and wise.
Nightmares at three, or bad husbands at thirty;
These will not trouble her eyes.
Dull days at forty,false friends at fifteen;
Let her have bright days and true.
Let her go places that we've never been;
Trust and delight in her youth.
Ladies of Grace, and Ladies of Favour,
and Ladies of Merciful Night,
this is a prayer for a Blueberry Girl,
Grant her your clearness of sight.
Worlds can be worrisome, people complex;
Motives and manners unclear.
Grant her the wisdom to choose her path right,
Free from unkindness and fear.
Let her tell stories, and dance in the rain,
Somersault, tumble, and run;
Her joys must be high as her sorrows are deep,
Let her grow like the weed in the sun.
Ladies of Paradox, Ladies of Measure,
Ladies of Shadows-That-Fall;
this is a prayer for a Blueberry Girl,
Words written clear on the wall.
Help her to help herself, help her to stand,
Help her to lose, and to find.
Teach her we're only as big as our dreams,
tell her that fortune is blind.
Truth is a thing she must find for herself,
precious, and rare as a pearl;
Give her all these, and a little bit more,
give this for a Blueberry Girl.
有人知道Blueberry 有啥特殊含义没？ |
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