「别瞪了,本大爷就是神。」 就在我无比努力地睁大双眼在心底大吼「迹部景吾你是神吗!」的时候他揉乱了我梳了半个小时的发型给了我一个毋庸置疑的回答。 那一刻,我也相信他是神。 皇家阿尔伯特音乐厅不愧为英国的财富。内部装潢美不胜收,气质华贵而不失典雅。 我侧头偷偷看了一眼迹部景吾,他姿态优雅地靠在丝绸装饰的椅背上,静静地等待音乐会的开始。这是一场相对正式且历史悠久的音乐会,想必他也是尊敬音乐的,所以才会一改常态而变得严肃端庄。 蓦地四周暗下,明亮的灯光聚焦在中央舞台,指挥手起棒落,悠扬的小提琴拉起了整晚的第一个音符。 帘幕前的唱诗班庄严肃穆地张口吟唱,熟悉的曲调瞬间占据了我的思绪,无法思考,只是静静地跟随歌曲行走,如沐天光。 「今天是John Newton的诞辰,所以以这首歌为首曲。」迹部景吾突然的一句话让我微微一怔。 「约翰·牛顿,生长英伦,离经叛道,罪恶沉沦,放逐非洲,身经大劫,蒙主恩佑,履险如夷,且膺圣职,年八十三,辞世安息。」我一字一句将John Newton为自己写的墓志铭缓缓念出,不知为何眼泪悄然滚下。 迹部景吾似乎被我突然的失态吓到了,手忙脚乱地从口袋掏出一张印有浅浅玫瑰花图案的纸巾,笨拙地帮我抹去泪水,完全没有平日的泰然模样。 不禁莞尔,轻轻捏去他鼻尖细密的汗珠。 「只是很喜欢Amazing Grace,很美。」 我回过头,闭上眼,整场音乐会,我的脑中只回荡着它的旋律,只此一首。 Amazing grace! How sweet the sound! That saved a wretch like me! I once was lost but now I am found, Was blind but now I see. Was grace that taught my heart to fear And grace my fears relieved; How precious did that grace appear The hour I first believed! Through many dangers, toils, and snares, I have already come; This grace has brought me safe thus far, And grace will lead me home. The Lord has promised good to me, His word my hope secures; He will my shield and portion be, As long as life endures. Yes, when this flesh and heart shall fail, And mortal life shall cease; I shall possess, within the vail, A life of joy and peace. The earth shall soon dissolve like snow, The sun forbear to shine; But God, who called me here below, Will be forever mine. 「Amazing grace! how sweet the sound! That saved a wretch like me. I once was lost, but now am found, was blind but now I see.」 人生在世,总有一首歌能穿透灵魂直达心灵最深处,撞响亘古绵长的细碎笙音。