英文经典诗歌赏析：Ballad of the Goodly Fere

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英文经典诗歌赏析：Ballad of the Goodly Fere
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5 ?( F9 C- q  [' c9 ]  y7 q　　Ha' we lost the goodliest fere o' all
3 l+ R) a: w, Y. c! Y7 _　　For the priests and the gallows tree?
　　Aye lover he was of brawny men,
　　O' ships and the open sea.
& H+ n0 S* Q- {6 |0 F- C　　When they came wi' a host to take Our Man
. ]% _5 r! e& Q& P& b　　His smile was good to see,
　　"First let these go!" quo' our Goodly Fere,
　　"Or I'll see ye damned," says he.
% e4 z6 I' O* n# z　　Aye he sent us out through the crossed high spears
* b. h% o, h" N- ?$ T　　And the scorn of his laugh rang free,
* ]: r- {: Z1 e& B# M　　"Why took ye not me when I walked about
- i- H& ~5 X8 f- L# Q　　Alone in the town?" says he.
　　Oh we drank his "Hale" in the good red wine
　　When we last made company,
% J9 b( p) B6 c; v( C. d# s6 P　　No capon priest was the Goodly Fere
6 y) K% I& X% m7 Y( F　　But a man o' men was he.
　　I ha' seen him drive a hundred men
　　Wi' a bundle o' cords swung free,
　　That they took the high and holy house
1 j+ ^/ x9 n; n/ b' L# _　　For their pawn and treasury.
　　They'll no' get him a' in a book I think
" E" y: f3 ?9 X, g　　Though they write it cunningly;
　　No mouse of the scrolls was the Goodly Fere
1 e! t5 H2 x5 U* e( M8 ^& `　　But aye loved the open sea.
7 @  \/ k# l, n" e, P6 C. A　　If they think they ha' snared our Goodly Fere
　　They are fools to the last degree.
- l5 c% S5 B- T& R% [　　"I'll go to the feast," quo' our Goodly Fere,
　　"Though I go to the gallows tree."
3 n) R! |( z- P　　"Ye ha' seen me heal the lame and blind,
　　And wake the dead," says he,
& s' Y7 W- |1 p/ C  Y　　"Ye shall see one thing to master all:
　　'Tis how a brave man dies on the tree."
　　A son of God was the Goodly Fere
　　That bade us his brothers be.
　　I ha' seen him cow a thousand men.
　　I have seen him upon the tree.
, n' W2 C8 T3 i　　He cried no cry when they drave the nails
6 J  N" Q6 P1 m3 H$ b& }2 D　　And the blood gushed hot and free,
　　The hounds of the crimson sky gave tongue
　　But never a cry cried he.
　　I ha' seen him cow a thousand men
　　On the hills o' Galilee,
　　They whined as he walked out calm between,
1 d: ^" a1 y. x" x, @. E　　Wi' his eyes like the grey o' the sea,
　　Like the sea that brooks no voyaging
# |1 Y7 \5 s4 `3 c+ Z8 V8 |　　With the winds unleashed and free,
" w8 g8 d4 Q5 k2 @( H% D. |0 q　　Like the sea that he cowed at Genseret
　　Wi' twey words spoke' suddently.
　　A master of men was the Goodly Fere,
　　A mate of the wind and sea,
　　If they think they ha' slain our Goodly Fere
. f6 t/ u( D4 O9 a+ ?' U$ L, y8 q　　They are fools eternally.
　　I ha' seen him eat o' the honey-comb
8 l: C! _) V" j4 z! \5 B' _　　Sin' they nailed him to the tree.
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