Matty Groves
가사:
[English]
A holiday, a holiday
And the first one of the year
Lord Donald's wife came into the church
The gospel for to hear
And when the meeting, it was done
She cast her eyes about
And there she saw little Matty Groves
Walking in the crowd
"Come home with me, little Matty Groves
Come home with me tonight
Come home with me, little Matty Groves
And sleep with me 'til light"
"Oh, I can't come home, I won't come home
And sleep with you tonight
By the rings on your fingers
I can tell you are Lord Donald's wife"
"But if I am Lord Donald's wife
Lord Donald's not at home
He is out in the far cornfields
Bringing the yearlings home"
...
And a servant who was standing by
And hearing what was said
He swore Lord Donald he would know
Before the sun would set
And in his hurry to carry the news
He bent his breast and ran
And when he came to the broad mill stream
He took off his shoes and he swam
...
Little Matty Groves, he lay down
And took a little sleep
When he awoke, Lord Donald
Was standing at his feet
Saying, "How do you like my feather bed
And how do you like my sheet?
How do you like my lady
Who lies in your arms asleep?"
"Oh well, I like your feather bed
And well, I like your sheets
But better I like your lady gay
Who lies in my arms asleep"
"Well, get up, get up", Lord Donald cried
"Get up as quick as you can
It'll never be said in fair England
I slew a naked man"
"Oh, I can't get up, I won't get up
I can't get up for my life
For you have two long beaten swords
And I not a pocket knife"
"Well, it's true I have two beaten swords
And they cost me deep in the purse
But you will have the better of them
And I will have the worse"
"And you will strike the very first blow
And strike it like a man
I will strike the very next blow
And I'll kill you if I can"
...
So Matty struck the very first blow
And he hurt Lord Donald sore
Lord Donald struck the very next blow
And Matty struck no more
And then Lord Donald he took his wife
And he sat her on his knee
Saying, "Who do you like the best of us
Matty Groves or me?"
And then up spoke his own dear wife
Never heard to speak so free
"I'd rather a kiss from dead Matty's lips
Than you or your finery"
...
Lord Donald, he jumped up
And loudly he did bawl
He struck his wife right through the heart
And pinned her against the wall
"A grave, a grave", Lord Donald cried
"To put these lovers in
But bury my lady at the top
For she was of noble kin"
...
이 노래의 어휘:
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wife /waɪf/ A1 |
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home /hoʊm/ A1 |
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sleep /sliːp/ A1 |
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hear /hɪər/ A1 |
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saw /sɔː/ A1 |
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tell /tel/ A1 |
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standing /ˈstændɪŋ/ A2 |
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swore /swɔːr/ B1 |
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feet /fiːt/ A1 |
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like /laɪk/ A1 |
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cried /kraɪd/ A2 |
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swords /sɔːrdz/ B1 |
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strike /straɪk/ B1 |
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hurt /hɜːrt/ A2 |
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dead /ded/ A1 |
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heart /hɑːrt/ A2 |
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grave /ɡreɪv/ B1 |
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noble /ˈnoʊbl/ B2 |
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문법:
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Lord Donald's wife came into the church The gospel for to hear
➔ 'for to' + 부정사의 고풍스러운 용법.
➔ "for to hear"라는 구절은 "in order to hear" 또는 "to hear"라고 말하는 더 오래되고 덜 일반적인 방법입니다. 그것은 그녀가 교회에 온 목적을 강조합니다.
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"And sleep with me 'til light"
➔ 생략 및 전치사의 고풍스러운 용법('til).
➔ 완전한 문구는 "until light"입니다. "'Til"은 "until"의 축약된 고풍스러운 형태입니다. 이 문구는 또한 주어와 조동사를 생략하여 암묵적으로 "until it is light"라고 말합니다.
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By the rings on your fingers I can tell you are Lord Donald's wife
➔ 'can' + 상태 동사를 사용한 추론.
➔ "Can tell"은 증거에 근거한 추론을 나타냅니다. 화자는 그녀가 로드 도널드의 아내라는 것을 추론하기 위해 그녀의 손가락에 있는 반지를 증거로 사용하고 있습니다. 여기서 'can'은 증거에 근거하여 추론을 할 수 있다는 것을 의미합니다.
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"He is out in the far cornfields Bringing the yearlings home"
➔ 일시적인 상황 및 진행 중인 활동을 설명하기 위한 현재 진행형.
➔ "Bringing"은 로드 도널드가 현재 하고 있는 행동을 설명하는 데 사용되는 현재 분사입니다. 활동이 진행 중이며 영구적인 상태가 아님을 의미합니다.
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"How do you like my feather bed And how do you like my sheet?"
➔ "How do you like..."를 사용한 의문문 구조로 누군가의 의견/경험에 대해 묻습니다.
➔ 이 문구는 문자 그대로 침대와 시트의 품질에 대해 묻는 것이 아닙니다. 그것은 수사적 질문이며, 도발적인 의도를 가지고 있으며, 마티의 편안함을 의심하고 도전을 암시합니다.
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"It'll never be said in fair England I slew a naked man"
➔ 미래 수동태 구조('It'll be said') 및 가정법(명시적이지는 않지만 'never be said'에 암시됨).
➔ "It'll be said"는 미래에 무언가를 말하는 행위가 발생할 것임을 나타내는 수동 미래 시제입니다. 암시된 가정법은 화자가 무언가가 발생하는 것을 막고 싶어한다는 것을 시사합니다. 이 문구는 로드 도널드가 무장하지 않은 남자를 죽였다는 말을 듣고 싶어하지 않는다는 것을 의미하며, 이는 불명예스러운 일입니다.
