[UK] Shelley's Appreciation of Love Poem Here-I'm Afraid of Your Kiss
[UK] Shelley
I'm afraid of your kiss, gentle girl,
You don't have to be afraid of me;
My soul is already overburdened,
I can't bear to burden you any more.
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I'm afraid of your posture, tone and appearance.
You don't have to be afraid of me.
Sincerity and innocence are my inner enthusiasm.
I sincerely worship yours.
(translated by Jiang Feng)
Give-I'm afraid of your kiss is a love poem with strong feelings. It is the author's heartfelt wishes for the girl he sincerely worships, and it shows the poet's desire for love but can't be obtained.
The whole poem is repeated, and each section begins with "I'm afraid of you ... you don't have to be afraid of me". The back and forth, continuous sigh, shows the poet's expectation of sincere love. Although he deeply loves the girl in his heart, he has to reluctantly leave him. This is the poet's heartfelt call, which makes people deeply infected. It is really "but since water still flows, though we cut it with our swords".
read the first section first. At the beginning of the poem, I first wrote the poet's ambivalence of wanting to love but not being able to bear it. "I am afraid of your kiss, gentle girl, you don't have to be afraid of mine." Love excited the poet's soul, and he confessed his love to the girl frankly. On the one hand, he dare not accept the girl's love; On the one hand, he said bluntly, "gentle girl, you don't have to be afraid of me." This is so intimate, so devoted. Here, the poet repeatedly and deeply wrote his pure love and his meticulous and complicated love activities. The poem goes on to say, "My soul is already overburdened, and I can't bear to add to yours.". Here, the poet tells the reason why "I am afraid of your kiss" and "you don't have to be afraid of mine", and "my soul is already overburdened". As we know, this poem was written in 182. This heavy burden is not only the hard work of creation, but also the sharp deterioration of the poet's health. In June 1819, Shelley's son William died unfortunately in Italy. The child had his father's blue eyes and his mother's blonde hair, and they buried him in Rome. This cannot but leave a sad footprint behind Shelley. In the poet's own words, "he learned what poetry taught people in pain." During these days, the poet forgot to eat and sleep, completely immersed in his own poems and dreams. In the human world, he simply became a stranger, and he always avoided interacting with people. For an overburdened person, love will not bring happiness to the other person. The poet's extremely sentimental mind can't bear to bring pain to anyone, especially to his beloved girl. Therefore, the poet had to shout, "I can't bear to aggravate you any more."
If the previous section focuses on describing the poet's secret ambivalence in love, and the brush strokes directly penetrate into his inner world, the latter section is to further reveal his heart to us, open his emotional door to us more, and lead his psychological activities more deeply and concretely. The poet said, "I am afraid of your posture, tone and appearance. You don't have to be afraid of mine.". Life experience tells us that a poet can't refuse a girl who loves him. In fact, this is a poet's enthusiasm for the beauty of this innocent girl. In the eyes of the poet, the girl's appearance is beautiful and charming, and her tone is moving and holy. The poet reveals a girl's beautiful mind through her appearance. This is a wonderful description of the poet's beloved girl, and at the same time vaguely reveals his yearning for love. This can't help but make us secretly admire Shelley's extraordinary shot. Finally, the poet wrote: "Sincerity and innocence are my inner enthusiasm, and I sincerely worship you." This ending shows the poet's sincere and ardent love and devotion to the girl, which echoes closely with the beginning.
The structure of the whole poem is complete and symmetrical. The poet wrote an ode to love in a beautiful and exquisite form.