乌镇蓝印花布娘 | The Indigo Dyer of Wuzhen
"乌镇古巷的染坊里，一位丰满的染布娘用蓝白两色染出最动人的爱情... In a dye workshop of Wuzhen's ancient alleys, a curvaceous dyer creates the most touching love with blue and white..."
乌镇蓝印花布娘 | The Indigo Dyer of Wuzhen
第一章 | Chapter One: 蓝白之间 (Between Blue and White)
乌镇的蓝印花布已有千年历史，蓝与白的交织如同水墨画。
Wuzhen's blue calico has a thousand years of history, the interweaving of blue and white like ink paintings.
古镇里最大的染坊属于钱蓝衣，四十八岁，身材丰满，双手常年被蓝靛染成深蓝色。
The largest dye workshop in the ancient town belonged to Qian Lanyi, forty-eight, with a full figure, her hands perpetually dyed deep blue by indigo.
"蓝印花布的美，" 她常说，"在于不完美。每一块布都是独一无二的。"
"The beauty of blue calico," she often said, "lies in imperfection. Every piece of cloth is unique."
第二章 | Chapter Two: 晾布长廊 (The Cloth-Drying Corridor)
那年清明，一位法国的时装设计师来乌镇寻找灵感。
That year at Qingming, a French fashion designer came to Wuzhen seeking inspiration.
"钱姐，" 他站在晾布的长廊下，看着漫天飘舞的蓝布，"这景象太美了。"
"Sister Qian," he stood under the cloth-drying corridor, watching blue fabric dancing in the air, "this scene is too beautiful."
蓝衣正在染布，丰满的手臂浸在蓝靛染缸里，肌肤与蓝色形成鲜明对比。
Lanyi was dyeing cloth, her full arms immersed in the indigo vat, her skin forming a striking contrast with the blue.
"比这更美的，" 她抬头看他，"是染布的过程。想试试吗？"
"More beautiful than this," she looked up at him, "is the dyeing process. Want to try?"
第三章 | Chapter Three: 染坊春夜 (Spring Night in the Dye Workshop)
"染布要用心，" 那晚，她教他调制染料。
"Dyeing requires heart," that night, she taught him to prepare dye.
作坊里弥漫着蓝靛的香气，她站在他身后，丰腴的身躯贴着他的背。
The workshop was filled with indigo fragrance. She stood behind him, her full figure pressed against his back.
"把手伸进去，" 她握着他的手，一起浸入染缸，"感受蓝的温度。"
"Put your hands in," she held his hands, dipping them together into the vat, "feel the temperature of blue."
他转过身，她的脸近在咫尺，嘴唇带着蓝色的痕迹。
He turned around. Her face was inches away, lips bearing traces of blue.
"蓝印花布的秘密，" 她低语，解开自己的蓝布围裙，"是用身体去感受。"
"The secret of blue calico," she whispered, undoing her blue cloth apron, "is to feel it with your body."
她丰满的身躯上有蓝色的指印，如同最美的图案。
Her full figure bore blue fingerprints, like the most beautiful patterns.
第四章 | Chapter Four: 布里乾坤 (A Universe in Cloth)
"我想用你的蓝印花布做一个系列，" 清晨，他看着晾干的布匹。
"I want to create a collection with your blue calico," at dawn, he looked at the drying fabric.
蓝衣正在整理昨晚染的布，丰满的身影在蓝白布匹间穿梭。
Lanyi was organizing last night's dyed cloth, her full figure moving between blue and white fabrics.
"这布里有我的故事，" 她说，"也有了你的。"
"This cloth contains my story," she said, "and now yours too."
"那我每年都来，" 他说，"为你设计新的图案，用我们的故事。"
"Then I'll come every year," he said, "to design new patterns for you, using our story."
她将一块绣着双鱼的蓝印花布围在他脖子上："这是我为你染的。双鱼代表永不分离。"
She wrapped a blue calico cloth embroidered with twin fish around his neck: "This is what I dyed for you. Twin fish mean never parting."
在乌镇的染坊里，有些颜色比蓝更深...
In Wuzhen's dye workshops, some colors run deeper than blue...