Tennyson--《Break, Break, Break》

Break,Break,BreakTennyson“冲激，冲激，冲激”•Break,Break,BreakisalyricpoemthatAlfredTennyson(1809-1892)wasbelievedtohavecompletedin1834.ItcentersonTennyson'sgriefoverthedeathofhisbestfriend,ArthurHallam,afellowpoet.Lyricalpoetrypresentsthedeepfeelingsandemotionsofthepoetasopposedtopoetrythattellsastoryorpresentsawittyobservation.•Alyricpoemoftenhasapleasingmusicalquality.ThewordlyricderivesfromtheGreekwordforlyre,astringedinstrumentinusesinceancienttimes.RhymeSchemeandMeterLines2and4ofeachstanzahaveendrhyme.Themeterinthepoemvaries,buttheanapesticfootcreatesthemusicalityofthepoem.RhetoricalDevicesFollowingareexamplesoffiguresofspeechandotherrhetoricaldevicesinBreak,Break,Break:Apostrophe(Lines1and2):Thenarratoraddressesthesea.PersonificationandmetaphoralsooccurinLines1and2,forthepoetregardstheseaasahumanbeing.Alliteration(Line8):boatonthebay(Lines9-12):Stanza3usesthisfigureofspeechasfollows:AndthestatelyshipsgoonTotheirhavenunderthehill;ButOforthetouchofavanishedhand,Andthesoundofavoicethatisstill!Alliteration(Line15):daythatisdeadRepetend:Line13repeatsLine1;Line7repeatsthefirsttwowordsofLine5.Paradox:Touchofavanishedhand(Line11),soundofavoicethatisstill(Line12).Break,break,break,冲激，冲激，冲激Onthycoldgraystones,OSea!大海呀，冲激你灰冷的石岩！seawaterAndIwouldthatmytonguecouldutter但愿我的舌端能道出Thethoughtsthatariseinme,我内心涌起的思念。Iwishspeakoutmysorrowfeelingaftermyfriend’sdeath,likeseawater.O,wellforthefisherman’sboy,若像那渔家儿童该多好，Thatheshoutswithhissisteratplay!他在和妹妹一起玩耍喊叫！itwouldbewellforIcanseethemrunning,shoutinghappilyontheseashore.O,wellforthesailorlad,若像那青年水手该多好！Thathesingsinhisboatonthebay!他在海湾里荡桨歌唱多美妙！Icanhearthesingingoftheyoungsailorjoyfully,happily.butsadinheartYoungboy•Andthestatelyshipsgoon,•还有，一艘艘庄严的船舶•Totheirhavenunderthehill;•朝它们山下的港口驶进；ingoodorderButOforthetouchofavanishedhand,多么想得到那只消逝了的手的触摸，Andthesoundofavoicethatisstill!还有那已不做声响的嗓音。howIwishthedeadhandofhisfriend,Hallamthevoiceofhisfriend,HallamsilentBreak,break,break,冲激，冲激，冲激，Atthefootofthycrags,OSea!大海呀，冲激你悬崖的脚下！longvowel,slow,sadnesshigh,steeporruggedmassofrock•Butthetendergraceofadaythatisdead•但那逝去的温文尔雅•Willnevercomebacktome.•将永远回不到我这里。charm•Thosebeautifuldayswithhisfriend•Hallamwillnevercomebackagain.（李正栓译）ThemesGriefThemainthemeisbereavement,heartache,emptiness.Inthenarrator'sdarkhourofgrief,thesunrises,childrenlaugh,businessgoesonasusual.Howcouldtheworldbesocruelandunfeeling?SummaryThenarratorgrievesthelossofhisfriend,ArthurHenryHallam,apromisingpoetandessayistwhohadbeenengagedtoTennyson'ssister,Emily.Hallamdiedofastrokein1833whenhewasonly22.Nature,ofcourse,doesnotstoptomournthelossofanyone.Coldandindifferent,itcarrieson,thewavesoftheoceanbreakingagainstrocksalongtheseashorewithoutpausingevenforamoment.Therestoftheworldcarriesonaswell:thefisherman'sboyhappilyplayingwithhissister,thesailormerrilysinging,theshipbusilyplyingthewatersofcommerce.Downcast,isolatedbyhisgrief,thenarratoryearnstotouchthehandofhisfriendoncemore,tohearthesoundofhisvoice.But,no,Hallamisgoneforever;histendergracewillneveragainreturn.拍岸曲/阿尔弗雷德·丁尼生寂寂波涛碎玉般，徐徐拍岩袭海滩。情思袅袅几澎湃，丹唇欲启语又姗。渔童嬉游何欢笑，携妹谑浪天海宽。船家胸怀多坦荡，高歌一曲漾港湾。浩浩船队缓缓驶，隐入山麓意方安。昔日纤手尽漫抚，笛声悠悠恍如前。层层巨浪如飞雪，冷冷击崖何壮观。柔情款款忍永逝，惆怅缕缕似水寒。海浪喧哗哗啦，哗啦，哗啦，冲上阴冷的礁石，啊海浪！愿我的语言能够表达埋藏心底的惆怅。啊，那渔夫的男孩多么愉快，与姊妹一起游戏呼喊；啊，那年轻的水手多么愉快，且引吭高歌且荡舟海湾。庄严的船队在进发驶向山下的海港；可那消失了的柔荑的轻抚与那静默了的声音竟在何方！哗啦，哗啦，哗啦，冲着巉岩的跟脚，啊海浪！可那逝去的温柔美好时光再也不回我的身旁。