拜伦经典诗歌《When we two parted》(恨别),完美英音flash见视频。
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诗歌语言点讲解:
拜伦这首感人至深的诗歌有很多古英语(archaisms)词汇,还有很多倒装(hyperbaton)。
在古英语(莎士比亚时代)中,第二人称You写作Thou /ða?/。如今这种用法只能在诗歌中,《圣经》里,还有祈祷辞里见到了。Thou后面加动词要在词尾加st。比如:
You live here = Thou livest here
Do you love me? = Dost thou love me?
当然也有一些不规则的动词变形,比如:
You are= thou art
You were= thou wert
I will give you= I shall give THEE /ði:/
This is your house= this is THY house (/ða?/)
在古英语中,thou是“你”的单数,复数形式则是you。
第一诗节
To sever,被分开,和前面的better押韵。
Pale grew thy cheek and cold(倒装)=your cheeks grew cold and pale, to grow后面跟形容词,表示“更像”(to become more like that)。
第二诗节
Brow=forehead(前额)。当我们说道情绪在我们的前额刻下了皱纹(以愤怒)或是冒出汗水(以恐惧或疼痛)。
Vows= promises 和前面的cow押韵
Light is thy fame(倒装)=you fame is light.
第三诗节
Knell,丧钟声。
Mine ear= my ear. 古英语中辅音紧跟所有格my,元音后面紧跟mine。
Ore= over
They knew not:在古英语里,所有动词都能接not,不用don’t。will not, work not.
Shall: 古英语里,第一人称I、we用shall,其他人称用will。
Long shall I rue thee= For a long time I’ll regret having loved you, because it was wrong.
第四诗节
In secret we met= we met secretly
In silence I grieve= I suffer but I don’t say anything
Thy spirit deceive:这句话其实不完整,因为诗人不想重复上面说了好几遍的内容了,所以完整的意思应该是I am really sad because your heart forgot me and because your spirit deceived me.
If I should meet thee:助动词should用在if条件句里,表达的是可能未曾发生的情况。比如:if you should see my sister, tell her to come (but I don’t think you will see her)。
How should I greet thee? 这句话里should又回归了它”建议“的本意。这句话的意思就是:how am I supposed to say hello to you?
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