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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　　Ha' we lost the goodliest fere o' all
1 [7 f( A+ L% |　　For the priests and the gallows tree?
　　Aye lover he was of brawny men,
: s- x, _$ p; p　　O' ships and the open sea.
　　When they came wi' a host to take Our Man
  S$ c, `  G, u) L* d* _$ E7 y　　His smile was good to see,
' [# w& v9 w+ ]+ a- g9 Y9 b　　"First let these go!" quo' our Goodly Fere,
* T/ _$ N' x4 x1 K6 W( Y/ A　　"Or I'll see ye damned," says he.
; j) m. |# c( A, d. g# I　　Aye he sent us out through the crossed high spears
% @5 ]* b; u; E# ?; I9 A　　And the scorn of his laugh rang free,
　　"Why took ye not me when I walked about
　　Alone in the town?" says he.
9 q7 S) q+ u3 H$ e# d2 r, ~　　Oh we drank his "Hale" in the good red wine
　　When we last made company,
　　No capon priest was the Goodly Fere
0 N! f1 S! y) \　　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
! Z+ o( a6 Y2 M& ?% s　　For their pawn and treasury.
　　They'll no' get him a' in a book I think
- s8 @# a- I% _- u+ V) p　　Though they write it cunningly;
　　No mouse of the scrolls was the Goodly Fere
　　But aye loved the open sea.
# d" K/ s4 {% K8 G　　If they think they ha' snared our Goodly Fere
　　They are fools to the last degree.
　　"I'll go to the feast," quo' our Goodly Fere,
0 g, d$ f! X/ d  d' x$ g8 S7 ~9 V　　"Though I go to the gallows tree."
　　"Ye ha' seen me heal the lame and blind,
* ?) b8 `& X, D: i% ]  e$ Q　　And wake the dead," says he,
# g& A& f1 ^1 q; X: v6 Z, H4 [　　"Ye shall see one thing to master all:
　　'Tis how a brave man dies on the tree."
! u; q6 z  I# t( d6 I4 ^+ a2 P　　A son of God was the Goodly Fere
+ f, z8 D& \" V　　That bade us his brothers be.
　　I ha' seen him cow a thousand men.
  G6 v0 p. E: l4 S　　I have seen him upon the tree.
3 `1 {4 y8 q! ]' y1 P% q& O　　He cried no cry when they drave the nails
( t; W6 q2 J7 q　　And the blood gushed hot and free,
. m$ |% X7 a  J2 N" n7 }　　The hounds of the crimson sky gave tongue
　　But never a cry cried he.
9 X9 ~3 A% r  z5 N, Q　　I ha' seen him cow a thousand men
　　On the hills o' Galilee,
2 l. i; H+ e5 t" I  r　　They whined as he walked out calm between,
　　Wi' his eyes like the grey o' the sea,
1 ^* Z8 g  B. d3 }6 n, |; I　　Like the sea that brooks no voyaging
+ f3 z/ b/ m/ R1 q& d) z6 W0 Z% c　　With the winds unleashed and free,
& P3 Z( c5 H6 i5 V- A$ w　　Like the sea that he cowed at Genseret
　　Wi' twey words spoke' suddently.
　　A master of men was the Goodly Fere,
5 I4 {' ?) Z# I% i0 f* M7 a　　A mate of the wind and sea,
　　If they think they ha' slain our Goodly Fere
　　They are fools eternally.
, D. O: j* f4 c9 G+ L7 \　　I ha' seen him eat o' the honey-comb
　　Sin' they nailed him to the tree.
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