【传统英文歌曲】儿歌—Old King Cole

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Old King Cole was a merry old soul, and a merry old soul was
he; He called for his pipe in the middle of the night
And he called for his fiddlers three. Every fiddler had a fine fiddle, and a very fine fiddle had
he; Oh there's none so rare as can compare With King Cole and his fiddlers three |
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歌曲来源及背景:
Coel Hen
Cole-brook
词语溯源:
- merry
愉快的,快活的(adj.) myrge "pleasing, agreeable, pleasant, sweet; pleasantly, melodiously," 源自原始日耳曼语*murgijaz, 原始意思打开时"short-lasting," (对比古高地德语 murg "short,"古英语 哥特语 gamaurgjan "to shorten"), 源自印欧语*mreghu- "short" (参看 brief (adj.)). 准确的同源词是中古荷兰语mergelijc "joyful." -
- pipe
管子; 烟斗; 管乐器;(n.) - 古英语pipe "musical wind
instrument,"
又是 "tube to convey water," 源自拉丁语*pipa "a pipe, tube-shaped musical instrument" (同源意大利语pipa, 法语pipe,古弗里斯兰语pipe, 德语Pfeife, 丹麦语pibe, 瑞典语pipa,荷兰语pijp), 均以拉丁语pipare构词意为 "to chirp or peep," 以 "small reed, whistle."的管状派生构词。 "device for smoking" 的意思1590年首次出现. Pipe-bomb1960年认可. Pipe-cleaner1863年首次记录. - 估计是1590年代的烟斗都是管子形状的吧。烟斗的历史百度有介绍。
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- fiddle 小提琴; [航]桌面柜;(n.)
- 14世纪末期"stringed musical instrument, violin,"
。古英语fiðele "fiddle," 有fedele,
fydyll, fidel,
拼写早期为fithele,同挪威语fiðla,
中古荷兰语vedele,德语Fiedel "a
fiddle;"相关,源头不详。
有种基于音乐及感受相似处的公认猜测是, 拉丁语vitula "stringed instrument" ,拉丁语vitularia "celebrate joyfully,"源自 Vitula, 罗马胜利及欢乐女神。 -