馬偕「最後的住家」MacKay’s “My Final Resting Place” | 菁英藝術家三重奏 Elite Artists Trio

何嘉駒
馬偕「最後的住家」 鋼琴三重奏
Chia-Chu Ho
MacKay’s “My Final Resting Place” for Piano Trio
菁英藝術家三重奏 Elite Artists Trio
鋼 琴 陳玲玉 Sherry Chen, piano
小提琴 林文川 Wen-Chuan Lin, violin
大提琴 婭力木 Ya Limu, cello
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何嘉駒《最後的住家》 鋼琴三重奏
馬偕終身從事傳道、醫療、教育的工作，將西方文明引入當時閉鎖的臺灣社會。他目睹了日本統治前的臺灣，深刻瞭解臺灣人的生活與習俗，也讚嘆臺灣山川與土地之美。馬偕在生命的最後時刻，寫下了《最後的住家》這首詩，詩中毫無保留的說出他對臺灣的疼惜與摯愛。
我全心所疼惜的台灣啊 我的青春攏總獻給你
我專心所疼惜的台灣啊 我一生的歡喜攏在此
我在雲霧中，看見山嶺 從雲中隙孔觀望全地
波浪大海中，遙遠的對岸 我意愛在此眺望無息
我心未通割離的台灣啊 我的人生攏總獻給你
我心未通割離的台灣啊 我一生的快樂攏在此
盼望我人生的續尾站 在大湧拍岸的響聲中
在竹林搖動，陰影的裡面 找著我一生，最後的住家
我全心所疼惜的臺灣　　啊
《最後的住家》曾受很多人的喜愛而被譜成曲。1978年出生的何嘉駒，也是深受馬偕精神感召的一位作曲家。2007年，何嘉駒應「蔣渭水文化基金會」委託，為這首《最後的住家》譜曲。詞與曲相距一百多年，不同世代的情懷相互輝映著，對臺灣永恆的愛。在優美的旋律中，有溫柔也有震撼，把馬偕博士對台灣的愛詮釋的淋漓盡致。
MacKay’s "My Final Resting Place" for Piano Trio by Chia-Chu Ho
Letting his creativity unleash was Ho Chia-Chu’s goal for himself when he arranged My Final Resting Place for piano trio.
Canadian missionary Dr. George Mackay was among the first missionaries to arrive in Taiwan. He dedicated his lifelong career to missionary ministry, health care and education in Taiwan. In the process, he was among the forces that helped modernize the then insular Taiwanese society. Having arrived in Taiwan before the Japanese rule in 1871, he gained a keen understanding of Taiwanese customs and way of life. On the eve of his passing, Mackay wrote the poem, My Final Resting Place in which he fully revealed his loving affection for Taiwan and its people:
How dear is Formosa to my heart!
On that island the best of my years have been spent.
How dear is Formosa to my heart!
A lifetime of joy is centered here.
I love to look up to its lofty peaks,
Down into its yawning chasms, and away out on its surging seas.
How willing I am to gaze upon these forever!
My heart's ties to Taiwan cannot be severed!
To that island I devote my life.
My heart's ties to Taiwan cannot be severed!
There I find my joy.
I should like to find a final resting place within the sound of its surf and under the shade of its waving bamboo.
The Final Resting Place has been turned into music many times in the past due to its popularity. Born in 1978, Ho was among those who were inspired by Mackay’s spirit. In 2007, Ho was commissioned by the Chiang Wei-Shui Cultural Foundation to compose The Final Resting Place. The poem and the music, though separated by more than a century, still reflect each other in their expression of love for Taiwan. Articulating Mackay’s affection for Taiwan, the melody of The Final Resting Place contains not only soothing gentleness but also delivers an awe-inspiring impact.