| 釋義 |
weavern. i.e. pious weaver (Weavers were thenmostly poverty-stricken Protestant refugees from Hol-land and noted for their singing of psalms and love ofsong. ) 虔誠的織工。(當時英國的織工多為荷蘭來的窮苦新教徒難民，以愛好歌曲及善唱贊美詩著稱。)
△ Tw.2.3.62 (58):“Shall we rouse the night-owl in a catch that will drawthree souls out of one weaver?” (Music was supposedto have the power of drawing men’s souls out of theirbodies.The “three souls” is an exaggeration. ) 我們要不要唱一支輪唱歌，把夜梟驚醒，那曲調(diào)會從一個織工身上吸出三個靈魂？ (按：過去傳說好的音樂能使聽者靈魂出竅，“吸出三個靈魂”為夸張說法，極言歌唱之美。)
△ 1H.IV.2.4. 148(133):“I would I were a weaver,I could sing psalms,or anything.” (Many of English weavers were Protestantrefugees from Flanders,who were noted for theirsinging of psalms.) 我倒想做一名織工，我也可以唱唱圣歌什么的。 |