Thou Fair Eliza by Robert Burns
In Thou Fair Eliza, the speaker begs Eliza to turn back and give one kind look, asking her to soften any refusal as friendship. Dans ce poème, il dit que son seul tort est de l'aimer. Su presencia le da más placer que la abeja o el trovador.
By Robert Burns · First published 1793 · Genre: Love poetry, Lyric poetry, Scottish vernacular poetry · 231 words
First lines
Turn again, thou fair Eliza! / Ae kind blink before we part; / Rue on thy despairing lover, / Can'st thou break his faithfu' heart? / Turn again, thou fair Eliza! / If to love thy heart denies, / Oh, in pity hide the sentence / Under friendship's kind disguise!
Thee, sweet maid, hae I offended? / My offence is loving thee; / Can'st thou wreck his peace for ever, / Wha for thine would gladly die? / While the life beats in my bosom, / Thou shalt mix in ilka throe: / Turn again, thou lovely maiden, / Ae sweet smile on me bestow.
Genres
- Love poetry — The poem is a direct plea to a beloved, asking for affection and declaring a faithful devotion. English: The speaker pleads with a beloved for a kind look and declares his faithful devotion. Francais: Le locuteur supplie l'aimee de lui accorder un regard tendre et proclame son amour fidele. Espanol: El hablante suplica a la amada una mirada amable y declara su devocion fiel.
- Lyric poetry — A short first-person verse centred on one speaker's emotion, built on refrain-like repetition such as 'Turn again'. English: A short first-person verse centred on one speaker's feeling, built on refrain-like repetition. Francais: Bref poeme lyrique a la premiere personne, centre sur le sentiment d'un seul locuteur et fonde sur la repetition d'un refrain. Espanol: Breve poema lirico en primera persona, centrado en el sentimiento de un solo hablante y construido sobre la repeticion de un estribillo.
- Scottish vernacular poetry — Written in Lowland Scots (hae, e'e, ilka, wha, faut), the dialect characteristic of Burns. English: Composed in Lowland Scots, the dialect characteristic of Burns. Francais: Compose en ecossais des Basses-Terres, dialecte caracteristique de Burns. Espanol: Escrito en escoces de las Tierras Bajas, dialecto caracteristico de Burns.
- Romantic poetry — Intense personal feeling and nature imagery reflect the late eighteenth-century Romantic sensibility. English: Intense personal feeling and nature imagery reflect late eighteenth-century Romantic sensibility. Francais: Le sentiment personnel intense et l'imagerie naturelle relevent de la sensibilite romantique de la fin du XVIIIe siecle. Espanol: El sentimiento personal intenso y las imagenes de la naturaleza reflejan la sensibilidad romantica de finales del siglo XVIII.
Tags
unrequited love · amour non partagé · Liebeskummer · poesia scozzese · poésie lyrique · súplica a la amada · rechazo amoroso · amitié déguisant l'amour · cœur fidèle · abeille et fleur · clair de lune d'été · imágenes de la naturaleza
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: Robert Burns
- Date: 1793 CE
- Genres: Love poetry, Lyric poetry, Scottish vernacular poetry, Romantic poetry, Scottish folk song
- Length: 231 words
- Structure: 1 section, 3 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Fairly Easy (7th Grade)
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