今天分享一首绝美的小诗：英国诗人彭斯最著名的一首。本诗不仅仅是优美，还有一点和汉语有异曲同工之妙。
比如，对于爱情的描写，汉语说海枯石烂，英语如此的相似：【Till a’ the seas gang dry, my dear, And the rocks melt wi’ the sun:】你看，是不是惊人的相似！请在注释的帮助下欣赏本诗吧。要表白的同学们，还等啥呢？让我们一起谢谢伟大的彭斯诗人吧。
A red rose
A Red, Red Rose
O my Luve's like a red, red rose
That’s newly sprung in june;
O my Luve's like the melodies
That’s sweetly play'd in tune:
luve: 苏格兰方言
sprung：appear；spring的过去分词
As fair art thou, my bonnie lass,
So deep in luve am I:
And I will luve thee still, my dear,
Till a’ the seas gang dry:
fair: 美丽的
art: are
thou:you 【主格】
bonnie: 【英国北部方言】美丽的；漂亮的
lass:【英国北部方言】女孩儿
thee:you【宾格】
gang: 【苏格兰方言】go
a': all
Till a’ the seas gang dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt wi’ the sun:
I will luve thee still, my dear,
While the sands o’ life shall run.
wi': with
o': of
sands o' life: 沙漏中的沙子，表时间
And fare thee weel, my only Luve
And fare thee weel, a while!
And I will come again, my Luve,
Tho’ it were ten thousand mile.
fare thee weel: farewell, goodbye to you
Tho': though, even though
完整看一遍：
O my Luve's like a red, red rose
That’s newly sprung in june;
O my Luve's like the melodies
That’s sweetly play'd in tune:
As fair art thou, my bonnie lass,
So deep in luve am I:
And I will luve thee still, my dear,
Till a’ the seas gang dry:
Till a’ the seas gang dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt wi’ the sun:
I will luve thee still, my dear,
While the sands o’ life shall run.
And fare thee weel, my only Luve
And fare thee weel, a while!
And I will come again, my Luve,
Tho’ it were ten thousand mile.
英国著名诗人 Robert Burns
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