This poem is the poet's most widely circulated poem and comes from the poet's "Collection of Poems Written mainly in Scottish Dialect". In the poem, the poet praises the beauty of his lover and expresses his passionate feelings and firm determination for love. The long-lasting circulation of a poem is not only because of its beautiful rhythm but also because of the profound meaning contained in the poem.
Red rose
O, my Luve's like a red, red rose
That's new sprung in June;
The dawn of early June;
O, my Luve's like the melodie,
I love my love like an orchestra,
That's sweetly play'd in tune.
The sound is melodious and exquisite.
As fair art thou, my bonnie lass,
I love beauty and specialness,
So deep in luve am I;
< p>My heart will love you forever,And I will luve thee still, my dear,
My heart will love you forever,
Till a' the seas gang dry.
Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear,
Till a' the seas gang dry, my dear,
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And the rocks melt wi' the sun;
The rocks melt into mud,
I will luve thee still, my dear,
As long as I still have breath,
While the sands o' life shall run.
My heart will love you forever.
And fare-thee-weel, my only Luve!
Farewell to my heart for now,
And fare-thee-weel, a while!
Please don’t worry!
And I will come again, my Luve,
Even though we are a hundred thousand miles apart,
Tho' 'twere ten thousand mile!
You have to pay back even if you step on the ground.
Notes:
1.luve Scottish dialect, = love,
Note the capital L, which expresses the connotation of "important" and "only".
2. melodie
It comes from French. France learned it from German lyric songs in the 19th and 20th centuries. It is an art song with accompaniment. Melodie in the 19th century generally used serious lyrics as lyrics and was sung by a soloist with piano accompaniment. Melodie
is characterized by the perfect unity of poetry and music. Therefore, melodie is not exactly "music" or "melody", but "song".
3.play'd = played
Words used in poetry
4.art Old English, second person copula, = are
5.thou Old English, second person nominative, = you
6.bonnie
Scottish dialect, healthy, beautiful, lovely, pleasant
< p>7.lassA young unmarried woman, a girl; mostly used as an informal name for girls; because it is related to lassie, it also means a female lover
8.a' Poetic language, = all
9.gang
Scottish dialect, = go
10.wi' Poetic language, = with
11.thee Old English, second person accusative case, = you
12.o' poetic language, =
of
13.fare-thee-weel Poetic language, = (bid) farewell (to) thee
14.tho' Poetic language, =
though
15.'twere Poetic language, = it were (plays the role of omitting a syllable)