《袖底风· 绿袖》 我思断肠,伊人不臧。 Alas my love, you do me wrong 弃我远去,抑郁难当。 To cast me off discourteously 我心相属,日久月长。 I have loved you all so long 与卿相依,地老天荒。 Delighting in your company
绿袖招兮,我心欢朗。 Greensleeves was all my joy 绿袖飘兮,我心痴狂。 Greensleeves was my delight 绿袖摇兮,我心流光。 Greensleeves was my heart of gold 绿袖永兮,非我新娘。 And who but my Lady Greensleeves 我即相偎,柔荑纤香。 I have been ready at your hand 我自相许,舍身何妨。 To grant whatever you would crave 欲求永年,此生归偿。 I have both waged life and land 回首欢爱,四顾茫茫。 Your love and good will for to have
伊人隔尘,我亦无望。 Thou couldst desire no earthly thing 彼端箜篌,渐疏渐响。 But still thou hadst it readily 人既永绝,心自飘霜。 Thy music still to play and sing 斥欢斥爱,绿袖无常。 And yet thou wouldst not love me
绿袖去矣,付与流觞。 Greensleeves now farewell adieu 我燃心香,寄语上苍。 God I pray to prosper thee 我心犹炽,不灭不伤。 For I am still thy lover true 伫立垅间,待伊归乡。 Come once again and love me
【延伸阅读】 Green Sleeves这首古老的英国民歌有着四百多年的历史,歌词可以追溯到Elizabeth(1533-1603,在位期间为1558-1603)时代的1580年,因为在那一年的“书商注册录”(Stationers Register)中Richard Jones以名称为A New Northern Dittye Of The Lady Green-Sleeves的诗歌注册了版权。而最早出版的歌曲版本是直到1652年才出现。 在广为流行的传说中,这首歌是周旋于六个妻子之间的英王Henry VIII(1491-1547,在位期间为1509-1547)在1530年为更早出现的曲调所配的歌词,献给他的第二个妻子Anne Boleyn。尽管他在年轻的时候确实写过歌曲,并学过竖琴、小键琴(virginal)和风琴等乐器,但一般并不认为真正是在他与Anne Boleyn交往时为向她求爱而写,至少年份不符,并且这种说法并没有翔实的证据。 一种说法是,歌曲表达了一位绅士为他失去的Lady Greensleeves而哀伤、悲叹甚至绝望。从原始的歌词中有些人的判断是,这是一个16世纪的靠财富博取少女欢心的老人(sugar daddy)对失去的情人的恳请之词。还有一种说法是,这是一首在仲夏时祈求生育的歌,叫Dalen Gwyer或Green Leaves,后来才演化成现在人们所见的情歌Greensleeves。在William Shakespeare(莎士比亚,1564-1616)的The Merry Wives of Windsor(《温莎的风流娘们》)里的叛徒被吊死时,Greensleeves作为背景音乐被提及。 原先的曲调经过17、18和19世纪早期的两百多年时间的传唱变得面目全非,最后William Chappell在19世纪重新发掘出原版,于是后来才回复到16世纪时的原调。像其它古老的民歌一样,Greensleeves也有成百上千个版本,作者同样也消失于历史的帷幕之后。
在美国内战之后的1865年,William Chatterton Dix在Greensleeves的曲调下填出“What Child is This?”的宗教歌词,于是又演变成圣诞节时的赞美诗。在此为大家推荐Charlotte Church演唱的版本。
What Child Is This
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what child is this who laid to rest on mary's lap is sleeping whom angels greet with anthems sweet while shepherds watch are keeping this, this is christ the king whom shepherds guard and angels sing haste, haste to bring him praise the babe, the son of mary
he lies in such a lowly place where ox and ass are feeding the end of fear for all who hear the silent word is speaking
this, this is christ the king whom shepherds guard and angels sing haste, haste to bring him praise the babe, the son of mary
so bring him incense, gold and myrrh, come king to love him; the king of kings salvation brings, let loving hearts enthrone him.
this, this is christ the king whom shepherds guard and angels sing haste, haste to bring him praise the babe, the son of mary
raise, raise the song on high, the virgin sings her lullaby: joy, joy for christ is born, the babe, the son of mary.
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