Rober Burns.ppt

Robert Burns ——PC Auld Lang Syne old long since long long ago Scots poem written by Robert Burns Melody: a pentatonic(五音的) Scots folk melody Uses: traditional New Year extensive funerals graduations as a farewell or ending (beginning) to other occasions Scottish poet and a lyricist A poor family Educate himself First collection of poems(1786) The last 12 years of his life collect Scottish folk songs Titles national poet of Scotland a pioneer of the Romantic movement the Greatest Scot (2009) commemorative coin ? The suppers are normally held on or near the poets birthday, 25 January, sometimes also known as Robert Burns Day or Burns Night . A Burns supper is a celebration of the life and poetry of the poet Robert Burns, author of many Scots poems. Scots, Wha Hae Scots, Wha Hae. Scots, wha hae wi Wallace bled, Scots, wham Bruce has aften led, Welcome to your gory bed Or to victorie! Nows the day, and nows the hour: See the front o battle lour, See approach proud Edwards power Chains and slaverie! Wha will be a traitor knave? Wha will fill a cowards grave? Wha sae base as be a slave? - Let him turn, and flee! Wha for Scotlands King and Law Freedoms sword will strongly draw, Freeman stand or freeman fa, Let him follow me! By oppressions woes and pains, By your sons in servile chains, We will drain our dearest veins But they shall be free! Lay the proud usurpers low! Tyrants fall in every foe! Libertys in every blow! Let us do or dee! 《苏格兰人》 跟华莱士流过血的苏格兰人，随布鲁斯作过战的苏格兰人，起来！倒在血泊里也成——要不就夺取胜利！时刻已到，决战已近，前线的军情吃紧，骄横的爱德华在统兵入侵——带来锁链，带来奴役！谁愿卖国求荣？谁愿爬进懦夫的坟茔？谁卑鄙到宁做奴隶偷生？——让他走，让他逃避！ The poem consists of six quatrains, with the first three lines of each quatrain