to me your hand!(Fa la la la la la la la la la)
“Oh Sister, Sister, let me live,
(Lay the bent to the bonnie broom)
And all that’s mine I’ll surely give.”
(Fa la la la la la la la la la)
“It’s your own true love that I’ll have and more,
(Lay the bent to the bonnie broom)
But thou shalt never come ashore.[39]”
(Fa la la la la la la la la la)
And there she floated like a swan,
(Lay the bent to the bonnie broom)
The salt sea bore her body on.
(Fa la la la la la la la la la)
Two minstrels walked along the strand
(Lay the bent to the bonnie broom)
And saw the maiden float to land.
(Fa la la la la la la la la la)
They made a harp of her breastbone,
(Lay the bent to the bonnie broom)
Whose sound would melt a heart of stone.
(Fa la la la la la la la la la)
They took three locks of her yellow hair,
(Lay the bent to the bonnie broom)
And with them strung the harp so rare.
(Fa la la la la la la la la la)
They went into her father’s hall
(Lay the bent to the bonnie broom)
To play the harp before them all,
(Fa la la la la la la la la la)
But when they laid it on a stone
(Lay the bent to the bonnie broom)
The harp began to play alone.
(Fa la la la la la la la la la)
The first string sang a doleful sound:
(Lay the bent to the bonnie broom)
“The bride her younger sister drowned.”
(Fa la la la la la la la la la)
The second string as that they tried,
(Lay the bent to the bonnie broom)
In terror sits the black-haired bride.
(Fa la la la la la la la la la)
The third string sang beneath their bow,
(Lay the bent to the bonnie broom)
“And surely now her tears will flow.[40]”
(Fa la la la la la la la la la)
Упражнения
1. Выберите правильный вариант:
1. This is the tale of a man saved by his father.
2. This is the tale of a man drowned by his brother.
3. This is the tale of a girl drowned by her sister.
4. This is the tale of a girl saved by her sister.
2. Where does murdered girl’s body float?
1. The murdered girl’s body floats far away.
2. The murdered girl’s body floats nowhere.
3. The murdered girl’s body does not float.
4. The murdered girl’s body floats ashore.
3. What is a harp?
1. a musical instrument played using a keyboard
2. a popular musical instrument that makes sound by the playing of its six strings
3. a multi-string musical instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicularly to the soundboard
4. a musical instrument in the brass family
4. Why did the elder sister refuse to pull her younger sister out again?
1. Because she wanted to drown her younger sister.
2. Because she could not swim.
3. Because she wanted to teach her swim.
4. Because the younger sister was very heavy.
5. What is a Court?
1. a governmental institution
2. the retinue and larger household and entourage of a high nobleman
3. the place in which tennis matches are played
4. an indoor plaza
6. What is the elder sister’s motive?
1. jealousy
2. greediness
3. cowardice
4. laziness
7. Выберите правильный вариант:
1. The elder sister’s affections are greatly encouraged by the young man.
2. The elder sister’s affections are not encouraged by the young man.
3. The elder sister’s affections are not seen by the young man.
4. The elder sister’s affections make the young man satisfied.
8. What does it mean, “ Lay the bent to the bonnie broom”?
1. clean the house
2. cut some bushes
3. make a powerful talisman
4. destroy evil amulets
9. What is “twa”?
1. 3
2. 4
3. 6
4. 2
10. Выберите нужный глагол:
Fair and beautiful she looked as she _____________ there.
1. lay
2. lain
3. lie
4. lied
11. Выберите нужные глаголы:
The
thou shalt never come ashore = you’ll never come ashore – тебе никогда не выбраться на берег
And surely now her tears will flow. – И теперь наверняка прольются её слезы.
