| 釋義 |
weavern. i.e. pious weaver (Weavers were thenmostly poverty-stricken Protestant refugees from Hol-land and noted for their singing of psalms and love ofsong. ) 虔誠(chéng)的織工。(當(dāng)時(shí)英國(guó)的織工多為荷蘭來(lái)的窮苦新教徒難民,以愛(ài)好歌曲及善唱贊美詩(shī)著稱。) △ Tw.2.3.62 (58):“Shall we rouse the night-owl in a catch that will drawthree souls out of one weaver?” (Music was supposedto have the power of drawing men’s souls out of theirbodies.The “three souls” is an exaggeration. ) 我們要不要唱一支輪唱歌,把夜梟驚醒,那曲調(diào)會(huì)從一個(gè)織工身上吸出三個(gè)靈魂? (按:過(guò)去傳說(shuō)好的音樂(lè)能使聽(tīng)者靈魂出竅,“吸出三個(gè)靈魂”為夸張說(shuō)法,極言歌唱之美。) △ 1H.IV.2.4. 148(133):“I would I were a weaver,I could sing psalms,or anything.” (Many of English weavers were Protestantrefugees from Flanders,who were noted for theirsinging of psalms.) 我倒想做一名織工,我也可以唱唱圣歌什么的。 |