the purcell papers-2-第28章
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An' he turned to O'Brien; her father; and spoke;
An' his voice; like the thunder; was deep; sthrong; and loud;
An' his eye shone like lightnin' from under the cloud:
〃I didn't come here like a tame; crawlin' mouse;
But I stand like a man in my inimy's house;
In the field; on the road; Phaudhrig never knew fear;
Of his foemen; an' God knows he scorns it here;
So lave me at aise; for three minutes or four;
To spake to the girl I'll never see more。〃
An' to Kathleen he turned; and his voice changed its tone;
For he thought of the days when he called her his own;
An' his eye blazed like lightnin' from under the cloud
On his false…hearted girl; reproachful and proud;
An' says he: 〃Kathleen bawn; is it thrue what I hear;
That you marry of your free choice; without threat or fear?
If so; spake the word; an' I'll turn and depart;
Chated once; and once only by woman's false heart。〃
Oh! sorrow and love made the poor girl dumb;
An' she thried hard to spake; but the words wouldn't come;
For the sound of his voice; as he stood there fornint her;
Wint could on her heart as the night wind in winther。
An' the tears in her blue eyes stood tremblin' to flow;
And pale was her cheek as the moonshine on snow;
Then the heart of bould Phaudhrig swelled high in its place;
For he knew; by one look in that beautiful face;
That though sthrangers an' foemen their pledged hands might
sever;
Her true heart was his; and his only; for ever。
An' he lifted his voice; like the agle's hoarse call;
An' says Phaudhrig; 〃She's mine still; in spite of yez all!〃
Then up jumped O'Hanlon; an' a tall boy was he;
An' he looked on bould Phaudhrig as fierce as could be;
An' says he; 〃By the hokey! before you go out;
Bould Phaudhrig Crohoore; you ;must fight for a bout。〃
Then Phaudhrig made answer: 〃I'll do my endeavour;〃
An' with one blow he stretched bould O'Hanlon for ever。
In his arms he took Kathleen; an' stepped to the door;
And he leaped on his horse; and flung her before;
An' they all were so bother'd; that not a man stirred
Till the galloping hoofs on the pavement were heard。
Then up they all started; like bees in the swarm;
An' they riz a great shout; like the burst of a storm;
An' they roared; and they ran; and they shouted galore;
But Kathleen and Phaudhrig they never saw more。
'But them days are gone by; an' he is no more;
An' the green…grass is growin' o'er Phaudhrig Crohoore;
For he couldn't be aisy or quiet at all;
As he lived a brave boy; he resolved so to fall。
And he took a good pikefor Phaudhrig was great
And he fought; and he died in the year ninety…eight。
An' the day that Crohoore in the green field was killed;
A sthrong boy was sthretched; and a sthrong heart was stilled。'
It is due to the memory of Finley to
say that the foregoing ballad; though bearing
throughout a strong resemblance to Sir
Walter Scott's 'Lochinvar;' was nevertheless
composed long before that spirited
production had seen the light。
End