I have to admit the infinite power of life and years.
Years wear out youth, reality weakens sharpness, triviality dilutes romance, and anxiety fills dreams.
As a result, love has no place to live, and the original intention has long been forgotten.
Tanabata
Because of this, "Valentine's Day", "Tanabata" and other love-related festivals have become fashionable. It can soothe the tired body and mind, can give romance and elegance, and can awaken the original heart of forgetting.
At this moment, love poems are very important.
A collection of poems by Madame Browning
Always maintain the original intention and write love poems to the extreme is the famous British poet Mrs. Browning.
As a teenager, she was brilliant and wrote many romantic and innocent love poems; even if she suffered misfortune, she did not give up the praise of love; Later, under the comfort and support of love, he gained a new life, and used this new life to write love more passionately.
Her masterpiece, The Sonnets of the Portuguese, is the crystallization of this poignant story, known as a treasure in the history of world literature.
Let's use the legendary story of Madame Browning and her love poems to awaken the forgotten original heart and moisturize the skin of love!
Portrait of Madame Browning when she was young
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Mrs. Browning, whose original name was Elizabeth Barrett, was born on 6 March 1806 to a wealthy Family in England. The father of the plantation owner, busy with business, did not give his daughter the same special education as his parents do today, but allowed his daughter to grow freely in the beautiful countryside.
This contributed to Balette's gifted talent and self-taught ability, as she taught herself Ancient Greek, Latin, and the languages of several European countries, and from an early age showed superhuman literary talent. She learned to write poetry at the age of 8, a long narrative poem of 100 lines at the age of 9, a French tragedy at the age of 10, and a four-volume epic poem lamenting the Battle of the Greek Marathon at the age of 13.
English farms
In order to encourage his daughter, the father spent money to print and publish for her, and specially invited British cultural celebrities to congratulate her.
The encouragement of his father and the appreciation of celebrities inspired Barrett to write more diligently, and the genre gradually focused on love poetry.
Although Barrett's early love poems are immature, her precocious understanding of life, her keen grasp of emotions, and her free control of language really show her extraordinary talent.
Lonely wooden house
It may be that "Heavenly Jealous Poetry Talent" has unfortunately fallen on this young genius long ago.
When Balette was 15 years old, he fell off his horse and suffered serious spinal injuries, and has been lying in bed ever since.
What a cruel blow to a young man who was bouncing around, and what a merciless stifling of a poet who was in the midst of a period of creative exuberance.
She could not go to nature to feel life, could not write on the case, no doubt pronounced the death penalty for her creation. Balette was extremely sad, all thoughts were gray, and even suicidal thoughts were gone. It was the meticulous care of her mother and the companionship of her brother day and night that gave her the courage to live.
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Greater misfortune ensued. First her mother, who took good care of her, died, and then her favorite brother drowned because of swimming.
Just as things inevitably fission when they reach the extreme, Barrett, who has suffered continuous blows, is calm and sober, and the marathon hero she has written has given her the strength to live, and the love poems she has written have given her spiritual warmth and comfort.
Unable to move, she insisted on writing in bed or dictating for someone to ghostwrite. During his bedridden stay for more than 20 years, Balette miraculously completed the translation of the tragedy of "Bound Prometheus" and created hundreds of love poems. In addition to being published as a book called Angels, the poems were serialized in the London Literary Magazine.
Balette became famous for a while, becoming a celebrity in the British poetry circle and literary youth.
English countryside
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Among those who followed Barrett, Robert Browning was a loyal "iron fan."
Robert Browning was also a poet and had achieved fame, so he could distinguish the merits and demerits of poetry, read the innocence and simplicity of The Beauty from Barrett's not ornate verses, and feel the passion in the author's heart.
Robert couldn't help but write a letter to Barrett about his views on poetry, about how much he liked the style, and so on.
Madame Browning
For more than 20 years, The Isolated Barrett had not received a single letter, and suddenly there was a letter, and it was so enthusiastic that her almost withered heart was suddenly revived.
She couldn't help but write a reply, and it was very long, from thanks to asking for advice, saying a lot.
Robert soon wrote again, and Barrett replied, and over the course of more than 4 months, there were hundreds of letters between them. Talk about poetry, life, and friendship with each other, frankly and sincerely, warmly and friendly. In one of the letters, Robert also expressed his desire to visit Barrett.
As an emotionally rich woman, Barrett has long understood Robert's intentions, but her current situation does not allow her to accept this feeling, and she is even more reluctant to let Robert see her awkward appearance, and finally under Robert's repeated expressions, she agreed.
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Poor skinny Barrett crouched down on the hospital bed, waiting for Robert's scrutiny.
The sincere Robert not only did not have the slightest surprise and displeasure, but also carefully inquired about Barrett's condition and his experience over the years. After learning about it, Robert's eyes were scattered with admiration and love, and even a heartfelt marriage proposal letter came three days later.
This made Ballet even more embarrassed. She liked Robert's sincerity and kindness, and the more so, the more reluctant she was to involve this good man. But he refused and was afraid of hurting Robert.
After a few days of bitter reflection, Barrett finally wrote a letter of rejection, gently exhorting Robert to dispel the idea of proposing marriage and maintain the current friendship at best.
rose
Robert was not angry, and continued to correspond, visiting often, and sending a beautiful bouquet of flowers every time he came.
During this period, Balette's body underwent miraculous changes, the atrophied muscles began to recover, the lumbar spine stood up, and he was able to get out of bed by himself and write on his knees. One day, Barrett went downstairs on his own and walked into the doctor's office.
Everyone was amazed and happy that Balette, who had been bedridden for 20 years, had such a mutation, and the attending doctor knew: this is the power of love!
Seeing this scene, Robert was even more excited, and excitedly embraced Barrett in public.
Balette was completely conquered, and she whispered to Robert's ear: "You decide our business!"
Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Robert and Barrett immediately got married and then traveled around the world.
In order to compensate for The loss of Balette for more than 20 years, Robert arranged for the two to live in France, and later settled in the beautiful Florence, Italy.
Nourished by love, it has been renamed Robert. Madame Browning was fully restored to her health. She could swim, climb mountains, run, and three years after their marriage, at the age of 43, Madame Browning gave birth to the crystallization of their love: her son Bernini.
The greater gain was that Madame Browning recorded their love in poetry, and had the "Portuguese Sonnets", which is famous in the world poetry world and has been handed down to this day.
Madame Browning poetry
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In Mrs. Browning with Robert. When Browning knew, he silently wrote these poems, and also chose the "sonnets" that were the easiest to express feelings.
Sonnets are a kind of lyric poetry popular in Europe in the 14th century, just like the Chinese Yuanqu, which pays attention to rhyme but the language is stretched, which is conducive to singing love and expressing humanistic thought. It was pioneered by Pietrac, the "father of the Renaissance", and Made it mature and popular with Shakespeare, Pushkin, etc.
Madame Browning was very mature from the beginning, and found the best channel for her feelings, so the verses came like a pool of spring water:
I remember that the Greek poets once sang:
Year after year, the good day is in the ardent hope,
Come with a gift, each with a gift,
Give it to the world – old or young.
When I think so, sighing at the ancient tune of the poet,
Through the hallucinations that unfolded gradually in my tearful eyes,
I saw, the years of joy, the years of sorrow --
My own years have connected pieces of black shadows
Skimmed over me. Immediately after that, I became aware
There was a mysterious dark shadow behind me
Moving, and grabbing my hair,
Pulling back, there was a roar:
"Who caught you this time?" guess! "Die," I replied.
Listen, the silver bell echoed: "Not death, but love!" ”
Obviously, this is describing the poet's true feelings about love.
In her relationship with Robert, sincere love makes her heart rekindle like ashes, her body is like a dead wood, and life is "not death, it is love!" ”
Mr. and Mrs. Robert
After marriage, they spent the day and night together like glue, and Madame Browning felt love more deeply, and the verses were more enthusiastic:
How do I love you? Let me tell you.
I love you with the limits of what my soul can reach,
It's like feeling in the dark
The end of life and the grace of God.
I love you, it's under the sun and candles
The most basic needs.
I love you unrestrained, like people fighting for rights.
I love you with immense purity, just as people don't revel in praise.
I love you, and my affection is no longer left to the sadness of the past,
I love you, with the faith of my childhood,
I love you as I love the saints of heaven,
I love you, with all the breath, smiles and tears of my life,
If God told me to die, I would accept,
But I will love you more when I die.
Hold hands
They spent 15 years together, until madame de Blancine's death, and they were always in love, without the "seven-year itch" that is now popular, nor with the "long-term living in the orchid room without knowing its fragrance", almost every day like a newlywed full of passion and friendship. Therefore, these poems of Madame Browning are the tone of the above two poems, similar or even more enthusiastic verses, and the 44 poems collected into books later are all love songs, which are still touching to read today.
Poetry also nourished their lives, enriched their feelings, and enabled a lady who had been severely traumatized to enjoy 15 years of family life.
In 15 years, they have not been separated for a single day, there has been no contradiction or quarrel, and the happiness has been as Browning describes:
We were as happy as two owls in a cave...
On May 29, 1861, at the age of 55, Madame Browning completed her legendary life. Before dying, she did not have a premonition, but felt tired, and lay in her husband's arms to discuss the plan to spend the summer.
Madame Browning slept for so long...
Robert saw the above poems after his wife's death, and his emotions were not expressed. He felt that these poems were not merely descriptions of their private feelings, but expressions of the common feelings of mankind, and that there was a need for public publication under the name sonnets of the Portuguese.
After the book came out, it caused a great sensation, and for more than 100 years, it was translated into many languages and praised in the world, influencing and infecting generations, and there were countless beautiful reviews.
Chinese translation of Madame Browning's poems
At this time, let us revisit the beautiful verses of Madame Browning, even if it is the best congratulations to "Tanabata".
But as long as it is love, it is love, but it is beauty,
It is worthy of your acceptance. You know, love is fire,
Fire is always bright, and it is the temple that does not ask about the fire
Or the firewood pile— the beam or the thorn hazel burning,
The same brilliance always jumps out of the flames. When I
I couldn't help but pour out: "I love you!" "In your eyes,
In that moment of glory, I suddenly became a golden figure...