《查拉图斯特拉如是说·第四部》第53节
Thou goest straight and crooked ways; it concerneth thee little what seemeth straight or crooked unto us men. Beyond good and evil is thy domain. It is thine innocence not to know what innocence is. —The ass, however, here brayed YE-A. Lo! how thou spurnest none from thee, neither beggars nor kings. Thou sufferest little children to come unto thee, and when the bad boys decoy thee, then sayest thou simply, YE-A. —The ass, however, here brayed YE-A. Thou lovest she-asses and fresh figs, thou art no food-despiser. A thistle tickleth thy heart when thou chancest to be hungry. There is the wisdom of a God therein. —The ass, however, here brayed YE-A.
注释摘要
这一段出自《觉醒》一节中那群“更高的人”对着驴子所唱的戏仿连祷。在这里，驴子被当作一个滑稽的神明来崇拜，而这整篇连祷本身就是对基督教礼拜仪式的戏谑模仿。我们需要逐句看一看这几行祷文究竟在说什么，以及它如何借着驴子的形象，把尼采对基督教道德的批判浓缩成一种辛辣的喜剧效果。 “你走直路和弯路；在我们人看来什么是直的什么是弯的，你毫不在意。你的国度在善恶的彼岸。…