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

　　Ha' we lost the goodliest fere o' all
) f' R0 ]1 C8 d$ W　　For the priests and the gallows tree?
　　Aye lover he was of brawny men,
　　O' ships and the open sea.
　　When they came wi' a host to take Our Man
* d' h( k3 E: y6 U' O, _3 t; c　　His smile was good to see,
' i' e. C: o+ u+ C　　"First let these go!" quo' our Goodly Fere,
　　"Or I'll see ye damned," says he.
+ Q. P" f# f1 }; }　　Aye he sent us out through the crossed high spears
" V7 j* U. T  w2 @. ?& I' ~　　And the scorn of his laugh rang free,
　　"Why took ye not me when I walked about
　　Alone in the town?" says he.
, E# {; k' R' ^1 }5 M2 f3 g6 E　　Oh we drank his "Hale" in the good red wine
2 W6 y9 P4 X/ M- y+ m, R　　When we last made company,
& m1 r7 z0 y& u　　No capon priest was the Goodly Fere
　　But a man o' men was he.
& K' O% L* z" U: a　　I ha' seen him drive a hundred men
　　Wi' a bundle o' cords swung free,
) X. `2 [  g6 H$ ^　　That they took the high and holy house
　　For their pawn and treasury.
; C4 l2 n9 f# f　　They'll no' get him a' in a book I think
; L* }4 F, A0 ^9 B2 Q8 ~　　Though they write it cunningly;
5 N* b$ j( S/ ?1 W　　No mouse of the scrolls was the Goodly Fere
$ H/ {- j/ w% [3 y　　But aye loved the open sea.
( T4 ~0 B  A1 r: y/ Q" I% |　　If they think they ha' snared our Goodly Fere
　　They are fools to the last degree.
( \$ e6 j9 o0 c. ~8 @/ T% S　　"I'll go to the feast," quo' our Goodly Fere,
　　"Though I go to the gallows tree."
　　"Ye ha' seen me heal the lame and blind,
2 D4 O% ]% E% C" D7 g　　And wake the dead," says he,
. J, S1 k" a  }' K1 @  U　　"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.
* h' v( C& Q4 c4 _' ]　　I ha' seen him cow a thousand men.
　　I have seen him upon the tree.
　　He cried no cry when they drave the nails
' I! U! W2 @6 P' y7 m　　And the blood gushed hot and free,
( }4 j( [& t# {0 g7 I" u+ {9 |　　The hounds of the crimson sky gave tongue
# x! T/ O4 ]! i& y8 D6 H　　But never a cry cried he.
* Y' n  Q  e: y0 F, e. {2 T5 s; _% N　　I ha' seen him cow a thousand men
3 O3 H9 ^5 F" j- ~7 t9 W0 ^1 W　　On the hills o' Galilee,
, ^. [* Y2 `% m! @* j　　They whined as he walked out calm between,
( R/ p. X% {4 Y8 _　　Wi' his eyes like the grey o' the sea,
　　Like the sea that brooks no voyaging
' s' @" e, V8 \. \1 t　　With the winds unleashed and free,
　　Like the sea that he cowed at Genseret
" U0 A4 t! P" a- P　　Wi' twey words spoke' suddently.
　　A master of men was the Goodly Fere,
　　A mate of the wind and sea,
( }& X& y1 H1 T　　If they think they ha' slain our Goodly Fere
　　They are fools eternally.
! @+ k8 P, b. ^# L　　I ha' seen him eat o' the honey-comb
　　Sin' they nailed him to the tree.
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