[UK] Coleridge's "A Little Childish, But Quite Natural" Love Poetry Appreciation
[UK] Coleridge
If I were A bird covered with feathers,
with two small wings,
My dear, I will fly to you!
But this kind of It's such a boring idea,
I'll just stay here.
But when I fall asleep, I fly to you:
When I fall asleep, I am always with you!
The world is all A person's.
But then I woke up, where was I?
Completely, completely alone.
Even if the emperor gives an order, sleepiness cannot be retained:
So I like to wake up before dawn:
In this way, sleepiness can go away,
< p> It's still dark, so I close my eyes lightly.The good dreams continue as usual.
(Translated by Tu An)
Coleridge (1772-1834) was a famous British poet and critic in the early 19th century, occupying a very important position in the history of British literature. . He has his own unique insights in poetry and literary theory, and is one of the main representatives of the Romantic trend of thought.
Coleridge and Wordsworth had a close relationship, and were both known as the "Lakeside School" poets. In 1789, the two of them co-authored and published a collection of poems, "Lyric Ballads," which became Manifesto of Romanticism.
Coleridge’s poems are not many in number, but some are treasures in British poetry, such as "The Beard's Chant", "Christopher Bell", "Kubla Khan", etc. A popular masterpiece.
The love poem "A bit childish, but quite natural" is vivid, vivid and beautiful.
Obviously, this poem describes the poet's state of mind when he and his sweetheart are separated in two places. Lovesickness is the theme of this poem. Although the whole poem only has three stanzas, it describes the lover's longing in a delicate, true, natural and reasonable way.
In the first stanza, the poet humorously mocks himself for being "a little childish". Because childhood is the most imaginative period, childlike innocence is easiest to create a colorful fantasy world, and when the poet has entered the adult palace, he imagines himself turning into a bird covered with feathers. Flying to your sweetheart at any time naturally seems a bit childish. In fact, it is love that brings the poet back to the fantasy world of his childhood. This can be described as a "dream of love."
The second and third stanzas explain the poet's idea of ??turning himself into a beautiful bird. Although it is a bit naive, it is very natural because it comes from "lovesickness". When two hearts collide with the spark of love, but the two people cannot stay together, lovers often have restless days and sleepless nights, and so do poets. Although the second and third stanzas both describe the lingering lovesickness, they each elaborate on the two situations of lovesickness with different emphasis. The second section mainly describes "meeting in a dream". No matter how far apart the two are, as long as they are in the dream, they will always cling to each other sweetly. The third section mainly describes "waking up to continue the dream". People always wake up from their dreams, but after waking up, the sweet dream of meeting their lover will disappear along with sleep. Therefore, the poet often lies in bed quietly, closes his eyes lightly, and continues the intoxicating dream soberly. The poet did not use passionate language to describe his love, but through the two situations of "meeting in a dream" and "waking up to continue the dream", he fully vented his strong emotions.
This poem is very romantic. Whether it is "the dream of love", "meeting in a dream" or "waking up to continue the dream", they all constitute a fascinating state. At the same time, this poem is full of humor, because the "dream of love" nakedly expresses the poet's mood, so he laughed at himself and said that his thoughts were boring; originally, for a pair of lovers, a long night It was difficult, but the poet said humorously: "Even the emperor's order can't keep you from falling asleep", so as to cover up the real reason for waking up early. It is full of humour, wit and optimism.
The language of this poem is simple, natural and fresh, very close to the spoken language of the people. It does not have many figures of speech and gorgeous rhetoric, and its simplicity reveals strong expressiveness and appeal.