中文版本：

亲爱的提奥：

非常感谢你的来信。在给你的小书[1]中我抄了一首海涅的《平静的海》，不是吗？前段时间我看了一幅Thjis Maris的画是我想起了它。它描绘了一座古老的荷兰小城镇，一排排的红棕色的房子，房子有阶梯状的山墙与很高的门阶，灰色的屋顶，白色或黄色的门、窗框与檐板；那儿有运河，运河上有船，有一架白色的大吊桥，一只驳船从桥下通过，舵旁站着一个人。看管吊桥的管理员坐在小房子里，从窗户往外看。更远处是一座横跨运河的石桥，一些人和一辆白马拉的车正从桥上通过。

到处是人：一个推着独轮车的搬运工，一个男子倚着桥栏杆正向河里望，女人们穿着黑衣服，戴着白色女帽（有带子的那种）。

前景是一座砖砌的码头，围着黑色的栏杆；越过屋顶，能看到远处教堂的尖顶。再上方是灰白色的天空。
这是一幅小小的画，是画家俯视的景象。主题和大J.Maris的《阿姆斯特丹》很相似，你应该知道；但这不只是才能更是天才。

我又抄了很多东西给你，有机会我会寄给你。

不要忘记《La Falaise》以及任何你偶尔想起的。维克多.雨果太出色了。再见。看到父亲代我问候他。

文森特

[1]凡高把自己最喜爱的诗抄下来，做成一本小书送给了提奥

翻译：
heery0710@126.com
编辑：
mao_zhe

英文版本：

Dear Theo,

Thanks for your letter. I copied in your little book “Meeresstille” [Calm Sea] by Heine , didn't I? Some time ago I saw a picture by Thijs Maris that reminded me of it. It represents an old Dutch town with rows of brownish-red houses with stepped gables and high stoops; grey roofs; and white or yellow doors, window frames and cornices. There are canals with ships and a large white drawbridge under which a barge with a man at the tiller passes the little house of the bridge-keeper, who is seen through the window, sitting alone in his little office. Farther on is a stone bridge across the canal, over which some people and a cart with white horses are passing.

And there is life everywhere: a porter with his wheelbarrow; a man leaning against the railing of the bridge and looking into the water; women in black with white bonnets.

In the foreground is a brick-paved quay with a black rail; in the distance a church spire rises above the houses. A greyish white sky is above.　

It is a small picture, and the artist was looking down on the scene . The subject is almost the same as that of the big J. Maris, “Amsterdam ,” which you probably know; but this is talent and the other, genius .

I have copied a few more things for you which I will send when I have a chance.

Don ' t forget “La Falaise” and anything else you may happen to think of. That Victor Hugo is splendid. ÀDieu; my love to Father if you see him.

Vincent

翻译：Mrs. Johanna van Gogh-Bonger
编辑：Robert Harrison
出版：The Complete Letters of Vincent van Gogh, Publisher: Bulfinch, 1991