Ancient ship chant

Ancient ship chant

Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Samuel coleridge

chapter one

He is an old sailor,

He stopped one of the three pedestrians,

"Your white beard and shining eyes,

Excuse me, why are you blocking my way?

"The groom's door has been opened,

I am his close friend,

The guests have arrived, the party is ready,

Laughter and noise can be heard in the distance. "

His thin hands caught the pedestrian,

Muttered: "There is a boat."

"Go away and give up, you old madman!"

He immediately let go of the entanglement.

But his bright eyes attracted pedestrians-

Stop the guests at the dinner party,

Listen to him like a three-year-old child,

The old sailor realized his wish.

The guests at the party sat on a stone,

I can't help listening to him tell this story:

So the old sailor went on,

His eyes were shining strangely.

"The ship sailed out of the harbor with cheers,

We sailed happily at low tide,

Through the church, through the hills,

Finally, even the lighthouse disappeared in the distance.

"I saw the sun rising from the left,

Blue Sea from Wang Yang!

It shines in the sky all day,

And then fell into the sea from the right.

"It's getting taller every day,

At noon, the zenith of the direct mast-"

The guests at the party beat their chests and feet,

When you hear the loud music of bassoon.

At this time, the bride has stepped into the gate.

She is as beautiful as a bright red rose;

The bard walked in front of her,

Shake your head and wag your tail and sing happily.

The guests at the party beat their chests and feet,

But I can't help listening to his stories;

So the old sailor went on,

His eyes sparkled strangely.

"At this time, there was a storm at sea.

Its ferocity is even more frightening;

It spread its wings and chased the ship.

Keep driving and take us to the south.

"The masts are all hunched, and the bow is dripping.

It's like someone's yelling behind his back,

But I can't avoid the shadow of the enemy.

I had to bow my head and let it be destroyed.

The ship is accelerating, the wind is whistling,

We have been running south.

"Then fog and snow,

The weather is extremely cold, freezing to the bone marrow;

Like an iceberg drifting beside a boat,

Crystal green, jade in color.

"Icebergs emit dim light,

In the floating clouds, if it is bright, if it disappears:

There are no people or animals around-

Only endless ice and snow.

"Here is ice and snow, and there is ice and snow.

There is snow and ice everywhere;

Ice and snow are roaring, ice and snow are roaring,

It's like hearing a rumbling sound when a person faints!

"The last albatross flew in,

It passes through the clouds that pervade the ocean,

As if it were a Christian,

We cheer for it in the name of God.

"It's eating food it hasn't eaten before.

Fly around the boat again.

With a bang, the ice cracked,

The helmsman led us on a new path!

"Good south wind blowing from behind the ship;

The albatross followed the ship,

Every day for food or play,

As soon as the sailors called it, it flew into the boat!

"It perches on the mast rope kuya;

Whether it's foggy or cloudy:

A bright moon passes through the white fog,

Vague, flickering, hazy. "

"God bless you, old sailor!

Don't let the devil catch you! ——

What's the matter with you? "-"I used a bow and arrow,

Shoot the albatross. "

chapter two

"Now the sun rises from the right,

From the clear water of Wang Yang;

But it was shrouded in mist all day,

And then fell into the sea from the left.

"The good wind from the south is still blowing behind the boat.

But I'll never see that lovely albatross again,

No longer for food or play,

The sailors flew into the boat as soon as they shouted!

"I did a terrible thing,

It brought misfortune to the whole ship;

They all said I killed that bird,

It brought the sea breeze.

They cursed me as a villain,

He shouldn't have killed that albatross!

"When the sun is shining, it is no longer dark and red.

Like a shining light wheel on God's head,

Everyone changed their minds and said I did the right thing.

We should shoot the albatross that brought the fog.

"When the wind blows, whitewater splashes.

The boat breezed through the waves;

We are the first tourists here,

Break into this silent ocean.

"The wind stopped and the sails fell.

The scene around is very bleak;

Just to break the silence of the sea,

We only talk occasionally.

"At noon, the red sun hangs high.

In the scorching copper yellow sky,

Right at the top of the mast,

The size is like a moon.

"One day, another day,

We are trapped at sea and can't move;

Like a boat in the painting,

Stop by the sea in a painting.

"Water, water, water everywhere,

The deck of the ship is drying up;

Water, water, water everywhere,

But a drop can't quench your thirst.

"The sea itself is rotting, dear!

This sight is really heartbreaking!

Sticky things with legs,

Crawling on the muddy sea.

"At night, a dead fire appears at sea.

Dancing around us;

The sea is like a witch's poisonous oil,

Burning with blue, white and green light.

"Some people say that he saw it in his sleep.

The spirit that brought us disaster;

He comes from a place where the fog freezes,

Follow closely under the ninety-day water.

"We are very thirsty,

Even the root of the tongue seems to have withered;

We can't talk, we can't make a sound,

The whole throat seems to be stuffed with soot.

"oh! God, the whole ship is old and young.

They all shot fierce eyes at me!

They took off the cross I was wearing,

Hang a dead bird around my neck.