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My Reciting of The Canterbury Tales<the prologue>
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When the sweet showers of april fall and shoot
Down throught the drought of march to pierce the root,
Bathing every vein in liquid power
From which there springs the endgendering of the flower,
When also zephyrus with his sweet breath
Exhales an air in every grove and heath
Upon the tender shoots, and the young sun
His half course in the sign of the Ram has run,
And the small fowls are making melody
That sleep away the night with open eye
(so nature pricks them and their hearts engages)
Then people long to go on pilgrimag es
And palmers long to seek the stranger strands
of far of saints hallowed in sundry lands,
And specially from every shire's end
In England down to Canterbury they wend
To seek the holy blissful martyr, quick
In giving help to them when they were sick.
Post comment Comment (4 replies)
- Reply Davidsun
- Great! I have heard this great tale, but have difficulty appreciating it. Would you please enlighten me on it? Thanks lots.
- Reply 2amlittle
- Davidsun: Great! I have heard this great tale, but have difficulty appreciating it. Would you please enlighten me on it? Thanks lots.The Canterbury Tale is written by Chaucer, the general story is that a group of pilgrims on their way to Canterbury who engage in a tale-telling contest to pass the time. here is the translation 夏雨给大地带来了喜悦，
送走了土壤干裂的三月，
沐浴着草木的丝丝经络，
顿时百花盛开，生机勃勃。
西风轻吹留下清香缕缕，
田野复苏吐出芳草绿绿；
碧蓝的天空腾起一轮红日，
青春的太阳洒下万道金辉。
小鸟的歌喉多么清脆优美，
迷人的夏夜怎好安然入睡——
美丽的自然撩拨万物的心弦，
多情的鸟儿歌唱爱情的欣欢。
香客盼望膜拜圣徒的灵台，
僧侣立愿云游陌生的滨海。
信徒来自全国东西南北，
众人结伴奔向坎特伯雷，
去朝谢医病救世的恩主，
以缅怀大恩大德的圣徒。
- Reply Davidsun
- 2amlittle: The Canterbury Tale is written by Chaucer, the general story is that a group of pilgrims on their way to Canterbury who engage in a tale-telling conteso beautiful! Thank you sooooooooooooooooo much.
