3.14 The Lady of Shallot

TheLadyofShallotWrittenbyAlfredLordTennysonSungbyLoreenaMcKennittAlfredLordTennyson►Born6August1809Somersby,Lincolnshire,England,UK►Died6October1892(aged83)Haslemere,Surrey,England►OccupationPoetlaureateLoreenaMckennitt—famoussinger歌手或歌曲音乐搜索歌手或歌曲音乐搜索TheStory►TheLadyofShalottisamagicalbeingwholivesaloneonanislandupstreamfromKingArthur'sCamelot.Herbusinessistolookattheworldoutsidehercastlewindowinamirror,andtoweavewhatsheseesintoatapestry.Sheisforbiddenbythemagictolookattheoutsideworlddirectly.Thefarmerswholivenearherislandhearhersingingandknowwhosheis,butneverseeher.►TheLadyseesordinarypeople,lovingcouples,andknightsinpairsreflectedinhermirror.Oneday,sheseesthereflectionofSirLancelotridingalone.Althoughsheknowsthatitisforbidden,shelooksoutthewindowathim.Themirrorshatters,thetapestryfliesoffonthewind,andtheLadyfeelsthepowerofhercurse.►Anautumnstormsuddenlyarises.Theladyleaveshercastle,findsaboat,writeshernameonit,getsintotheboat,setsitadrift,andsingsherdeathsongasshedriftsdowntherivertoCamelot.Thelocalsfindtheboatandthebody,realizewhosheis,andaresaddened.LancelotpraysthatGodwillhavemercyonhersoul.ThePoem1.Oneithersidetheriverlie►Longfieldsofbarleyandofrye,►Thatclothethewoldandmeetthesky;►Andthroughthefieldtheroadrunby►Tomany-tower'dCamelot;►Andupanddownthepeoplego,►Gazingwheretheliliesblow►Roundanislandtherebelow,►TheislandofShalott.2.Willowswhiten,aspensquiver,►Littlebreezesduskandshiver►Throughthewavethatrunsforever►Bytheislandintheriver►FlowingdowntoCamelot.►Fourgreywalls,andfourgreytowers,►Overlookaspaceofflowers,►Andthesilentisleimbowers►TheLadyofShalott.3.Bythemargin,willowveil'd,►Slidetheheavybargestrail'd►Byslowhorses;andunhail'd►Theshallopflittethsilken-sail'd►SkimmingdowntoCamelot:►Butwhohathseenherwaveherhand?►Oratthecasementseenherstand?►Orissheknowninalltheland,►TheLadyofShalott?4.Onlyreapers,reapingearly,►Inamongthebeardedbarley►Hearasongthatechoescheerly►Fromtheriverwindingclearly;►Downtotower'dCamelot;►Andbythemoonthereaperweary,►Pilingsheavesinuplandsairy,►Listening,whispers,'Tisthefairy►TheLadyofShalott.5.Theresheweavesbynightandday►Amagicwebwithcoloursgay.►Shehasheardawhispersay,►Acurseisonherifshestay►TolookdowntoCamelot.►Sheknowsnotwhatthecursemaybe,►Andsosheweavethsteadily,►Andlittleothercarehathshe,►TheLadyofShalott.6.Andmovingthroughamirrorclear►Thathangsbeforeheralltheyear,►Shadowsoftheworldappear.►Theresheseesthehighwaynear►WindingdowntoCamelot;►Theretherivereddywhirls,►Andtherethesurlyvillagechurls,►Andtheredcloaksofmarketgirls►PassonwardfromShalott.7.Sometimesatroopofdamselsglad,►Anabbotonanamblingpad,►Sometimesacurlyshepherdlad,►Orlong-hair'dpageincrimsonclad►Goesbytotower'dCamelot;►Andsometimesthroughthemirrorblue►Theknightscomeridingtwoandtwo.►ShehathnoloyalKnightandtrue,►TheLadyofShalott.8.Butinherwebshestilldelights►Toweavethemirror'smagicsights,►Foroftenthroughthesilentnights►Afuneral,withplumesandlights►Andmusic,wenttoCamelot;►OrwhentheMoonwasoverhead,►Cametwoyoungloverslatelywed.►Iamhalfsickofshadows,said►TheLadyofShalott.9.Abow-shotfromherbower-eaves,►Herodebetweenthebarleysheaves,►Thesuncamedazzlingthro'theleaves,►Andflameduponthebrazengreaves►OfboldSirLancelot.►Ared-crossknightforeverkneel'd►Toaladyinhisshield,►Thatsparkledontheyellowfield,►BesideremoteShalott.10.Thegemmybridleglitter'dfree,►Liketosomebranchofstarswesee►HunginthegoldenGalaxy.►Thebridlebellsrangmerrily►AsherodedowntoCamelot:►Andfromhisblazon'dbaldricslung►Amightysilverbuglehung,►Andasherodehisarmorrung►BesideremoteShalott.11.Allintheblueuncloudedweather►Thick-jewell'dshonethesaddle-leather,►Thehelmetandthehelmet-feather►Burn'dlikeoneburningflametogether,►AsherodedowntoCamelot.►Asoftenthro'thepurplenight,►Belowthestarryclustersbright,►Somebeardedmeteor,burningbright,►MovesoverstillShalott.12.Hisbroadclearbrowinsunlightglow'd;►Onburnish'dhooveshiswar-horsetrode;►Fromunderneathhishelmetflow'd►Hiscoal-blackcurlsasonherode,►AsherodedowntoCamelot.►Fromthebankandfromtheriver►Heflashedintothecrystalmirror,►Tirralirra,bytheriver►SangSirLancelot.13.Shelefttheweb,shelefttheloom,►Shemadethreepacesthroughtheroom,►Shesawthewater-lilybloom,►Shesawthehelmetandtheplume,►Shelook'ddowntoCamelot.►Outflewthewebandfloatedwide;►Themirrorcrack'dfromsidetoside;►Thecurseiscomeuponme,cried►TheLadyofShalott.14.Inthestormyeast-windstraining,►Thepaleyellowwoodswerewaning,►Thebroadstreaminhisbankscomplaining.►Heavilythelowskyraining►Overtower'dCamelot;►Downshecameandfoundaboat►Beneathawillowleftafloat,►Andaroundabouttheprowshewrote►TheLadyofShalott.15.Anddowntheriver'sdimexpanse►Likesomeboldseerinatrance,►Seeingallhisownmischance--►Withaglassycountenance►DidshelooktoCamelot.►Andattheclosingoftheday►Sheloosedthechain,anddownshelay;►Thebroadstreamboreherfaraway,►TheLadyofShalott.16.Lying,robedinsnowywhite►Thatlooselyflewtoleftandright--►Theleavesuponherfallinglight--►Thro'thenoisesofthenight,►ShefloateddowntoCamelot:►Andastheboat-headwoundalong►Thewillowyhillsandfieldsamong,►Theyheardhersingingherlastsong,►TheLadyofShalott.17.Heardacarol