How do I love you?
How do I love you? -How can I love you?
How do I love you? Let me count it carefully.
I love your depth, breadth and height.
When I feel invisible, my soul can touch it
For the purpose of existence and ideal elegance.
I love you to the level of everyday.
The quietest need, under the sunshine and candlelight.
I love you freely, like people fighting for justice;
I love you purely, just as they avoid praise.
I love you with my passion.
In my past grief, with my childhood beliefs.
I love you with a love that seems to have been lost.
With my dead saints, I love you with my breath,
Smile, tears, all my life! -If God chooses,
I will love you more after I die.
How do I love you? There are countless words.
I love your depth, breadth and loftiness.
My soul can go as far as it can-it's like exploring.
The existence and beauty of God in Xuan Ming.
I love you every day,
In the sun, in front of the candle.
I love you freely, like people fighting for their rights;
I love you purely, just as people bow their heads before praise.
I love you with my past sadness.
The passion and sincerity of childhood;
I love you as I used to love saints.
The love that seems to have disappeared now-I breathe,
Love you with smiles, tears and my whole life!
-If God wills, I will love you more after I die!
Classic Love Concerto —— elizabeth barret browning's Love and Portuguese Sonnets
Author: Mei Zijun
1. Elizabeth? The positive influence of love on Miss Balet.
The power of love finally made Snow White wake up and throw herself into the prince's arms. The prince and Snow White live happily ever after. Although the story is beautiful, everyone knows that it is an ancient fairy tale. In Hong Kong and Taiwan movies and novels, there are occasional miracles in which love brings patients back to life, but as we all know, this is the result of artists' deliberate fiction. In real life, people cannot live without love. They are all looking for love and pursuing love. At the same time, they are telling all kinds of misfortunes and pains brought by love. There are even young friends who say that "love is better than death", which undoubtedly refers to the negative effects of lovelorn love.
Everything has two sides, and love is no exception. There are also positive and negative effects. In reality, those who suffer from love because of falling in love suffer from the negative effects of love, so I won't talk about it in this article. In this article, I just want to talk about Elizabeth, the author of Portuguese Sonnets, who later became elizabeth barret browning. There is no doubt that what Miss Balet did to drive away the disease because of unexpected love shows the positive role of love.
Elizabeth. Bale is a famous English poetess in19th century. 1806 was born in a wealthy aristocratic family on March 6, and showed good language and literary talent from an early age. She began to write poems at the age of 8, and published four volumes of epic poems (privately printed) at the age of 13. She also taught herself ancient Greek and translated Aeschylus' tragedy Prometheus in bondage and other ancient Greek poems. She also learned Latin and the languages of several European countries, and her intelligence is unparalleled. However, when she was 0/5 years old, an unfortunate thing happened to her. She fell down on her spine while riding and was paralyzed in bed, losing the health and happiness that a girl should have.
For Miss Balet who is paralyzed in bed, poetry has become her only sustenance and comfort. Poor Miss Balet then suffered a series of heavy blows, such as the death of her mother and the drowning of her beloved brother, which once plunged her into despair. At this time, she summoned up her courage and tried to write her sadness and hope into the poem, and achieved gratifying results. 1832 and 1838 successively published the English version of Prometheus Bound and the Poems of Angels, and a large number of works were published in London Literature magazine.
At this time, wealth began to knock on her door again. Bai Langning, a young poet, admired her talent after reading her collection of poems Angels. He wrote a letter to the poetess and boldly said to her, "I like your poems very much.
I also love you ... "。
Miss Balet, who lost her health and lingered on the edge of life and death, accidentally received such a letter. As if throwing a small stone into her long-lost heart lake, it is impossible not to stir up some waves of happiness. She wrote an enthusiastic letter back to Mr Bai Langning. Unexpectedly, three days later, I received a proposal letter from Mr. Bai Lanning, which surprised her after years of illness in bed. Then she calmed down and thought about it, and flatly refused to reply on the grounds of poor health. Bai Lanning understood her selflessness and sincerity through this "ruthlessness", and Mr. Bai Lanning did not give up her pursuit.
From then on, you will hear the postman knocking at the door at dusk, which is also the most exciting moment for Miss Balet. With the frequent exchanges of love letters between the two places, the power of love quickly appeared on Miss Balet, who was radiant and her health improved day by day. This is undoubtedly the power of love, and this is the positive role of love at work.
From spring to summer, Mr. Bai Langning keeps collecting the best roses from his garden and giving them to the poetess. Bright flowers, fragrant flowers and the deep affection of the sender have ignited the spring in Miss Balet's heart. In order to make those lovely flowers more lively, the window that has been closed has been opened and the spring sunshine shines in.
During this period, Miss Balet's health is progressing rapidly, her life is full of new vitality, and her atrophied leg muscles have also improved. Doctors don't know if this is a miracle created by love, new joy and new life, but they can only be surprised by this amazing phenomenon.
After four seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter, in the first month of the following year, she finally stood up. She walked down the stairs with her legs and into the reception room. She once said, "I surprised everyone, as if I didn't come down the stairs, but came out of the window." His excitement is beyond words.
Finally, spring has come, everything is revived, the weather is updated, the lilacs and hawthorn in the park are all in bloom, and thrushes are singing in the branches. Miss Balet is also full of confidence in the future. She asked the servant to quietly buy a soft hat for women to wear when they went out. One day in mid-May, Miss Balet dressed up and accompanied by her sister came to the park in a carriage. She got out of the carriage and set foot on the green lawn. The fresh air of nature drives her crazy. She picked a small golden chain flower from the tree and planned to take it back and send it to her dear Mr. Browning with the letter in return for the flowers and friendship he kept giving her.
This year is the time for Miss Balet to fall in love, and it is also the process of her physical recovery, and it is also the process of writing Portuguese sonnets for her lover, which is the peak of her artistic talent.
2. Elizabeth? The Love and Marriage between Miss Balet and Mr. Bai Langning
When the miracle of love happened, their marriage was strongly opposed by Miss Balet's father, who had family values. Balet's family turned out to be a prominent family. They used to run plantations in Jamaica and were once very rich. Although later due to the gradual abolition of slavery and improper plantation management, the Balet family declined year by year and eventually declined. The liberation of slaves and the decline of plantations made Miss Balet's father more and more autocratic and eccentric. He thinks that it is immoral and degrading for his daughter to "marry" a civilian family.
Under the obstruction of her family, Miss Balet had to run away from home. She escaped from the dilapidated old aristocratic family and resolutely threw herself into the arms of Mr. Browning. At this time, Mr. Bai Langning also assumed the responsibility of taking care of her with manly courage, and took Miss Balet, who was still weak after a long illness, on a foggy journey and drifted to a foreign country. They went to France first, then came to Italy and settled in Italy. With bold actions, they once again verified the power of love and proved that love has nothing to do with identity, status, family, property and so on.
In Italy, they began to live together. In the third year of marriage, she gave birth to a boy safely at the age of 42. After giving birth to the baby, Mrs. Browning's face was rosy and her body recovered completely. She can accompany her husband to climb mountains and wade, visit the past and win. Venice, Padua, Milan and other places left their footprints. It is said that in Milan, she also held her husband's hand and climbed to the top of the cathedral.
185 1 year, Mr. and Mrs. Bai Langning took their two-year-old son through Switzerland and France. After five years' absence, they visited Britain, but their stubborn old father kept the door closed and refused to meet him. In this way, I got love, but the door of my house was closed to her forever. The opinionated old man even returned his daughter's letter, together with the previous letters, intact, and never forgave her until she died.
Although she lost the love of her relatives, the power of love extended elizabeth barret browning's fragile life for 15 years, and made her write many excellent poems, and even later appeared poems praising national independence and women's liberation.
They were immersed in the happiness of love, never knowing that God would be so stingy, and only gave them happiness 15 years. Maybe it's because they are so happy that they condensed the love of others for 50 years and 60 years into 15 years. On June 29th, Mrs Browning suddenly said goodbye to her Robert. Before she died, she didn't feel too much pain, and there was no warning. She just said that she was a little tired and wanted to sleep for a while, so she snuggled up to Bai Lanning's chest and slept. She dozed off for a few minutes like this, and her head suddenly fell down. She was in her husband's arms, so she left without warning ... she still looked so peaceful, smiling and happy.
She's gone, and one of the love witnesses left by Bathley and Bai Langning is two volumes of Bai Langning-Bale Letters with more than one million words. The Collection of Letters was published in the 37th year after elizabeth barret browning's death, namely 1898. After these letters were published, the world was shocked and readers were deeply moved by their sincere and delicate feelings. The second edition of the book is called a rare documentary in the world.
Another historical testimony of their love is Mrs Browning's collection of Portuguese sonnets. These love poems were quietly written by elizabeth barret browning before she died, which reflected her emotional process of struggling in thought, hesitating in struggle and finally being conquered by love. This collection of poems was published in the fourth year after marriage. In order to conceal its real name, it was named Sonnets of Portuguese, because Blanc privately called his little lady "Little Portuguese".
3。 Elizabeth barret browning's Portuguese Sonnets
Sonnet originated in Italy. It was originally an Italian folk song with a tune, and later evolved into a lyric poem written by literati. This style of poetry was once popular in English poetry, and Shakespeare's sonnet (1598) is undoubtedly the highest achievement. However, elizabeth barret browning's masterpiece The Portuguese Sonnet is also a rare treasure.
I read this collection of poems in my early years, and I can't remember who translated it, because I was not very interested in poetry at that time. Some time ago, I saw that Xue had translated some elizabeth barret browning's sonnets, so I thought about it again. I wanted to compare them, but I couldn't find them at the moment. I tried to search online, but I accidentally found a Portuguese sonnet translated by the famous translator Mr. Fang Ping, and it was in both Chinese and English. Mr. Fang Ping is a famous translator. His translated poems are elegant in language, neat in structure and lively in rhythm, so he downloaded and collected them. Then I print and bind it into a booklet. Take it out when you have time. After reading it, I felt very good.
I think reading poetry is basically the same as listening to music. You don't need to ponder and analyze word by word, but you should listen and feel with your heart. In particular, Mrs. Browning's poems have a remarkable feature. There are no difficult sentences, and the language is concise and poetic. Reading her poems is like listening to an elegant girl pour out her love to you, listening to a poetess pour out her heart and call for love. Your heart seems to be touched by a tiny needle, and there seems to be a little sweetness in this tenderness. Your heart will be involuntarily attracted by the delicate emotional context of this poetess.
The reason why this collection of poems is touching is that the author has poured out her heart's struggle and hesitation about love. Although love is what everyone yearns for, she, an older disabled girl, finally knocked on her door after years of waiting. Can she accept this love? This love is heavy! The longing for love and her weak and inferior heart made her mind suffer greatly. She had to force herself to think calmly in the surging emotions, but this calmness was swallowed up by the surging emotions in an instant. A weak heart struggles in yearning, hesitates in struggling, and responds to the beloved's call for love with ruthless silence and quiet tears. What kind of mentality is this? Who won't be moved by such a voice? After a long struggle, a long deep voice and a long throat, she finally shouted out her surging love in the 43rd poem, which is the most famous "How do I love you".
Original text:
How much do you love you?
How much do you love you? Letmecounttheways。
ilovetheetothedepthandbreadthandheight
My soul can't touch it when I feel the sight.
For BeingandidealGrace
Love every day
The quietest need is to be illuminated by the sun.
Ilovetheefreely，asmenstriveforRight
I love them purely because they refuse to praise them.
Ilovetheewiththepassionputtouse
Among my childhood girlfriends, I was accompanied by my childhood loyalty.
IlovetheewithaloveIseemedtolose
With my saints,-I love my breath,
Smile, tears, all my life! -If God chooses,
ishallbutlovetheebetterafterdeath。
Teacher Fang Ping's translation:
How do I love you? Let me count them one by one.
I love you as much as I can
Depth, width and height-as I am exploring.
The Existence and Deep Grace of God in Xuan Ming.
I love you just like under the sunshine and candlelight.
Then you don't have to say it every day Without thinking, I
Love you like a man fighting for justice;
I love you purely, as they bow their heads before praise.
I love you with my childhood beliefs; I love you
With enthusiasm, it is like the bitterness of the past;
I love you like that saint who seems to disappear with me.
And faded love. I love you all my life.
Breath, smile and tears-if it's God's.
It means, then, I will love you more when I die!
Teacher Xue's translation:
How can I love you? Let me count the methods.
I love you with all my heart.
Depth, width and height
It's like exploring mysterious existence and ideal elegance.
I love you in the sunshine and candlelight.
The need for silence in daily life.
I love you freely and fight for justice like a man;
I love you purely, as if they bowed their heads before praise.
I love you with the sadness of the past.
Full of bitterness, with my childhood beliefs.
I love you and cherish that saint who seems to disappear with you.
And lost thoughts.-I love you all my life.
Breathe, smile and tears! -If God wills.
I will love you more after I die.
Among all elizabeth barret browning's works, Sonnet of Portuguese is undoubtedly the most famous, and the 43rd song How I Love You is the most famous one in this collection. In this collection of poems, * * * contains 44 sonnets, all written by elizabeth barret browning when she was in love before marriage. The famous love poem "How I Love You" is a household name all over the world and has been included in almost all the love poems. In this poem, we can see that Mrs Browning not only eulogizes love enthusiastically, but even openly expresses that she loves Mr Bai Langning more than God and religion. It is precisely because of this that the Church of England has always opposed this poem. Perhaps it caused controversy and condemnation, so this poem became more popular and popular in the world.
Love is an ancient and eternal theme in life. How many touching stories have been interpreted in the course of thousands of years of human history, Elizabeth? Barrett is a glorious name and an unyielding soul. She not only wrote an immortal poem of love with her sincerity, but also created a miracle of life. She also let those who love her remember their love story together with her Portuguese Sonnet, which will be handed down from generation to generation.
Let's go back and read HowdoIlovethee again, when we gently read "How do I love you? Let me count one by one ... "When these sentences are spoken, we can deeply feel elizabeth barret browning's expectation for love, his determination to make a commitment to his lover's life and death, and the joy of finding a love partner. Like a classic love concerto, it will travel through time and space, resonate in the hearts of young people from generation to generation, and continue to be sung from generation to generation.