played 吾子如韵， That's sweetly playe'd in tune.
Line 3&4 praise her fine disposition (温柔的性格）.
蜜沁我心。
Stanza 2：
The man pledges true love for her.
as...as...
are you Bonnie is derived from the French word bon(good) so it means "my pretty girl".
(罗伯特· 彭斯的雕像，位于爱丁堡)
works
• Poems,Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect《苏格兰方言诗集》1786 • The Tree of Liberty《自由树》1794 • Scots,Wha Hae《苏格兰人》1793 • Holy Willie's Prayer《威利长老的祈祷》1785 • The Twa Dogs《两只狗》1786 • My Heart's in the Highlands《我的心在高原》 • A Red,Red Rose《一朵红红的玫瑰》1794 • John Anderson,My Jo《约翰· 安德生，我的爱人》1796 • Aud Lang Syne《昔日时光》1788
顽石化泥。 O,I l luve thee still,my dear,
of 有涯吾生， While the sands o'life shall run.
执子如一。
Sands o'life：The ancient Europeans used a sand glass(or hourglass)to measure the time.When all the sand in the glass was gone,it was the end of an hour.Here it is a hyperbole(夸张） to say that the man's life is measured by a sand glass.While he lives he'll always love her.
适海之竭， go Till a'the seas gang dry. 我爱不已。
Cf. some similar expressions in Chinese: Till a'the seas gang dry,my dear,
with 适海之竭， And the rocks melt wi'the sun, 《先秦汉魏晋南北朝诗·汉鼓吹曲辞·上邪》 山无棱，江水为竭，冬雷震震，夏雨雪， 天地合，乃敢与君绝。 《敦煌曲子词·菩萨蛮》 枕前发尽千般愿，要休且待青山烂， 水面秤锤浮，直待黄河彻底枯。 白日参辰见，北斗回南面， 休即未能休，且待三更见日头。
As fair art thou, my bonnie lass,
静女如怡， So deep in luve am I,
you 吾之所依。 And I will luve thee still, my dear, all the
Paraphrase : You are as pretty , my dear girl,as I deeply love you.
A Red,Red O,my Luve's like a red, red rose, RoseTill a'the seas gang dry,my dear,
That's newly sprung in June. O, my Luve's like the melodie , And the rocks melt wi'the sun, O,I will luve thee still,my dear,
▶Rhetoric（修辞）
▷ simile（明喻）
appearance
O,my Luve's like a red, red rose
temperament
O, my Luve's like the melodie
▶Rhetoric（修辞）
▷hyperbole（夸张）
Till a'the seas gang dry And the rocks melt wi'the sun
Introduction
Robert Burns (1759 – 1796), a Scottish poet and lyricist （抒情诗人） . He is widely regarded as the national poet of Scotland and is celebrated worldwide. He is the best known of the poets who have written in the Scots language.He also wrote in standard English, and in these writings his political or civil commentary is often at its bluntest(直言 不讳的）.
Note: quatrains 四行诗 stanzas 诗的一节
▶Rhyme（押韵）
alliteration
O,my Luve's like a red, red rose, That's newly sprung in June. O, my Luve's like the melodie , That's sweetly playe'd in tune. As fair art thou, my bonnie lass, So deep in luve am I, And I will luve thee still, my dear, Till a'the seas gang dry.
▶Imagery(意象）
▶Rhetoric（修辞） ▷simile（明喻） ▷hyperbole（夸张） ▷symbol（象征）
▶Format（格式）
▶Rhyme（押韵）
▶Meter（韵律）
▶Imagery(意象）
melodie
seas gang dry rocks melt wi'the sun
(Scottish)=miles
The man addresses his beloved,nothing that though he must leave her for a while he will return for her even if he must travel ten thousand miles. Repetition occurs in the first and second lines,and hyperbole occurs in the last line.
Introduction
He is regarded as a pioneer of the Romanticism （浪漫主义 运 动 ） , and after his death he became a great source of inspiration to the founders of both liberalism (自由主义）and socialism （社会主义）.Celebration of his life and work became almost a national charismatic cult during the 19th and 20th centuries, and his influence has long been strong on Scottish literature.
say "Goodbye" to you
And fare thee weel, my only Luve, 吾爱依依， well And fare thee weel a while!
= for a while
暂为别离。 And I will come again, my Luve,
Though
虽距万里， Tho' it were ten thousand mile! 定有归期。
Line 1 describe her pretty appearance.
spring v. 开放 June in Scotland is very comfortable. Flowers aren't in bloom till June.
六月初发。 melody O, my Luve's like the melodie,
Summary
• Fill in the blanks with the words below: eternal love come appearance faithful The poem focuses on the theme of ______.In the first stanza,the poet love appearance praises that his sweetheart is beautiful in _________and temperament. faithful eternal He pledges his _______and________love in the next two stanzas. Finally he vows to his love that he will ______again however far he may come go.
That's sweetly playe'd in tune.