Where is Craigie Hill



Cara Dillon一首美丽的《Craigie Hill》,据说感动了整个爱尔兰。当徜徉与音乐的唯美时,让我们寻找一下这美丽的克雷吉山在哪里吧。

虽然音乐中关于爱的故事很美丽,但关于Craigie Hill的说明却并不多。根据google到的资料,Craigie Hill在苏格兰的Perth,而Craigie,在苏格兰语里是多石的,崎岖的意思。下面是克雷吉山的风景:


除了风景外,还有克雷吉山的蘑菇:

Perth还有一位著名的苏格兰诗人叫做William Soutar,他曾经写了一首小诗《Patriotism》(大约可以译作《故乡之爱》)来追忆故乡,抄录在下面:

Whan I haik't up to Craigie Hill
And lookit east and west;
"In a' the world," said I to mysel',
"My ain shire is the best."

Whan I haik't up to Craigie Hill
And frae the hicht look't doun;
"There is nae place," said I to mysel',
"Mair braw nor our borough-toun."

And a' be mysel' on Craigie Hill
I spak in the Lord's ear;
"O! whan the haly bugles trill
Lat me wauken up richt here.!

由于原诗是苏格兰语写的,我大致作了一下不大精确的翻译:

当我登上克雷吉山,
我东西环望;
“在这个世界上”,我对自己说,
“我自己乡村是美最好的。”

当我登上克雷吉山,
从山顶向下观望;
“没有什么地方”,我对自己说,
“可以比我们的城镇更美好。”

而我就在这克雷吉山上,
我对上帝把话说;
“噢!当神圣的号角响起,
就让我在片土地上醒来!”

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