Matty Groves

• By: Fairport Convention

Lyrics:

[English]

[中文]

A holiday, a holiday

一个假期，一个假期

And the first one of the year

这是今年的第一个假期

Lord Donald's wife came into the church

唐纳德勋爵的妻子走进了教堂

The gospel for to hear

来听福音

And when the meeting, it was done

当聚会结束时

She cast her eyes about

她环顾四周

And there she saw little Matty Groves

她看到了小马蒂·格罗夫斯

Walking in the crowd

在人群中走动

"Come home with me, little Matty Groves

“跟我回家吧，小马蒂·格罗夫斯

Come home with me tonight

今晚跟我回家

Come home with me, little Matty Groves

跟我回家吧，小马蒂·格罗夫斯

And sleep with me 'til light"

和我一起睡到天亮"

"Oh, I can't come home, I won't come home

“哦，我不能回家，我不想回家

And sleep with you tonight

今晚和你一起睡

By the rings on your fingers

从你手指上的戒指看

I can tell you are Lord Donald's wife"

我可以看出你是唐纳德勋爵的妻子"

"But if I am Lord Donald's wife

“但如果我是唐纳德勋爵的妻子

Lord Donald's not at home

唐纳德不在家

He is out in the far cornfields

他在远处的玉米田里

Bringing the yearlings home"

把小牛带回家"

...

...

And a servant who was standing by

一个站在旁边的仆人

And hearing what was said

听到了他们的对话

He swore Lord Donald he would know

他发誓要让唐纳德知道

Before the sun would set

在太阳落山之前

And in his hurry to carry the news

他急于传达这个消息

He bent his breast and ran

他低下身子跑了起来

And when he came to the broad mill stream

当他来到宽阔的水流时

He took off his shoes and he swam

他脱下鞋子游了过去

...

...

Little Matty Groves, he lay down

小马蒂·格罗夫斯躺下了

And took a little sleep

小睡了一会儿

When he awoke, Lord Donald

当他醒来时，唐纳德勋爵

Was standing at his feet

正站在他的脚边

Saying, "How do you like my feather bed

他说：“你觉得我的羽毛床怎么样

And how do you like my sheet?

你觉得我的床单怎么样？

How do you like my lady

你觉得我的夫人怎么样

Who lies in your arms asleep?"

她在你怀里睡着了？"

"Oh well, I like your feather bed

“哦，我喜欢你的羽毛床

And well, I like your sheets

我也喜欢你的床单

But better I like your lady gay

但我更喜欢你那位美丽的夫人

Who lies in my arms asleep"

她在我怀里睡着了"

"Well, get up, get up", Lord Donald cried

“好吧，快起来，快起来，”唐纳德喊道

"Get up as quick as you can

“尽快起来

It'll never be said in fair England

在美丽的英格兰不会有人说

I slew a naked man"

我杀了一个赤裸的人"

"Oh, I can't get up, I won't get up

“哦，我起不来，我不想起床

I can't get up for my life

我这辈子都起不来

For you have two long beaten swords

因为你有两把长剑

And I not a pocket knife"

而我只有一把小刀"

"Well, it's true I have two beaten swords

“确实，我有两把剑

And they cost me deep in the purse

而且它们花了我很多钱

But you will have the better of them

但你会占上风

And I will have the worse"

而我会处于劣势"

"And you will strike the very first blow

“你将会先出手

And strike it like a man

要像个男人一样出手

I will strike the very next blow

我会紧接着出手

And I'll kill you if I can"

如果可以的话，我会杀了你"

...

...

So Matty struck the very first blow

于是马蒂先出了一拳

And he hurt Lord Donald sore

他重重地打伤了唐纳德

Lord Donald struck the very next blow

唐纳德紧接着出手

And Matty struck no more

而马蒂再也没有出手

And then Lord Donald he took his wife

然后唐纳德勋爵抱起了他的妻子

And he sat her on his knee

把她坐在了他的膝盖上

Saying, "Who do you like the best of us

他说：“你最喜欢我们谁

Matty Groves or me?"

马蒂·格罗夫斯还是我？"

And then up spoke his own dear wife

然后他的妻子开口了

Never heard to speak so free

从未听她如此坦率地说

"I'd rather a kiss from dead Matty's lips

“我宁愿亲吻死去的马蒂的嘴唇

Than you or your finery"

也不愿意你或你的华丽"

...

...

Lord Donald, he jumped up

唐纳德勋爵跳了起来

And loudly he did bawl

大声叫喊

He struck his wife right through the heart

他一剑刺穿了妻子的心

And pinned her against the wall

把她钉在了墙上

"A grave, a grave", Lord Donald cried

“一个坟墓，一个坟墓，”唐纳德喊道

"To put these lovers in

“把这些情人埋葬

But bury my lady at the top

但要把我的夫人埋在上面

For she was of noble kin"

因为她出身高贵"

...

...

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary	Meanings
wife /waɪf/ A1	noun - 妻子
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - 家
sleep /sliːp/ A1	verb - 睡觉
hear /hɪər/ A1	verb - 听
saw /sɔː/ A1	verb - 看见
tell /tel/ A1	verb - 告诉
standing /ˈstændɪŋ/ A2	verb - 站立
swore /swɔːr/ B1	verb - 发誓
feet /fiːt/ A1	noun - 脚
like /laɪk/ A1	verb - 喜欢
cried /kraɪd/ A2	verb - 哭
swords /sɔːrdz/ B1	noun - 剑
strike /straɪk/ B1	verb - 打击
hurt /hɜːrt/ A2	verb - 伤害
dead /ded/ A1	adjective - 死的
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - 心脏
grave /ɡreɪv/ B1	noun - 坟墓
noble /ˈnoʊbl/ B2	adjective - 高贵的

Grammar:

• Lord Donald's wife came into the church The gospel for to hear

  ➔ "for to" + 不定式 的 古老 用法。

  ➔ "for to" + 不定式 (例如, "for to hear") 是一种古老的结构，用于表达目的。 它类似于 "in order to hear" 或 "to hear"，但具有更古老、更正式的声音。 这一行意味着唐纳德勋爵的妻子去教堂是为了听福音。

• And there she saw little Matty Groves Walking in the crowd

  ➔ 现在分词 "walking" 作为减少的关系从句或描述 Matty Groves 的副词修饰语。

  ➔ 单词 "walking" 充当修饰 "Matty Groves" 的分词。 它可以解释为简化的关系从句（“正在行走的人”）或描述 Matty 状态的状况副词修饰语。 这一行意味着她在马蒂·格罗夫斯在人群中行走时看到了他。

• "Oh, I can't come home, I won't come home And sleep with you tonight

  ➔ 使用缩写 "can't" 和 "won't" 进行否定。

  ➔ "Can't" 是 "cannot" 的缩写，"won't" 是 "will not" 的缩写。 这些是表达否定的常用方法。 Matty Groves 拒绝了这位女士的邀请。

• By the rings on your fingers I can tell you are Lord Donald's wife

  ➔ "I can tell" 中主语和动词的倒装。

  ➔ 虽然典型的句子结构是 "I can tell"，但倒装 "can I tell" 通常用于强调或在问题中（尽管这里不是，因为它是一个陈述）。 在这里，它创造了一种稍微正式或强调的语气。 更常见（且不那么古老）的措辞是 "I can tell that you are Lord Donald's wife"。

• He swore Lord Donald he would know Before the sun would set

  ➔ 在 "swore" 之后的从属子句中省略 "that"。

  ➔ 连接 "He swore" 和 "Lord Donald he would know" 的 "that" 是隐含的。 虽然使用 "that" 在语法上是正确的，但省略它很常见，尤其是在较旧的文本或非正式的讲话中。 完整的短语将是 "He swore *that* Lord Donald he would know..."。

• "It'll never be said in fair England I slew a naked man"

  ➔ 使用将来被动语态："It'll never be said"。

  ➔ "It'll never be said" 是一个将来被动语态的结构。 "It'll" 是 "it will" 的缩写，"be said" 是被动形式。 这一行意味着：“我在英国杀死一个赤身裸体的人的说法/指控永远不会成立。”

• "I'd rather a kiss from dead Matty's lips Than you or your finery"

  ➔ 使用 "I'd rather" 来表达偏好，并使用 "than" 来进行比较结构。

  ➔ "I'd rather"（我宁愿）用于表达偏好。 "than" 引入了要比较的内容。 妻子声明她宁愿死去的马蒂·格罗夫斯之吻，也不愿唐纳德勋爵或他的财富/外表。