Provider:Fr. Pierre Demer /談德義神父

Who is Silvia? what is she, 1
That all our swains commend her?
Holy, fair, and wise is she;
The heaven such grace did lend her,
That she might admired be. 5

 
Is she kind as she is fair?
For beauty lives with kindness.
Love doth to her eyes repair, [8-10]
To help him of his blindness,
And, being helped, inhabits there. 10
 
Then to Silvia let us sing,
That Silvia is excelling; [12-14]
She excels each mortal thing
Upon the dull earth dwelling:
To her let us garlands bring. 15
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 Sylvia 莎翁喜劇威羅納二紳士(The Two Gentlemen of Verona)中米蘭公爵的女兒，華倫泰(Valentine)的情婦。[back]
2
 swains 鄉下的年輕人；鄉下的情郎。
commend her 讚美她；愛慕她。[back]
4
 lend give 賦予。[back]
5
 admired regard with wonder。
she might admired be 她被年輕人讚嘆不已。[back]
8
 Love 指愛神邱比特(Cupid)。
repair go frequently，常去（與to連用）。[back]
8-10
 Love…inhabits there 瞎眼的愛神邱比特常出現在Sylvia的眼中，因此他就憑著她的眼睛來觀察一切，得到這樣的幫助，他就永駐於她的眼中。[back]
12
 excelling 非常優秀。[back]
12-14
 She excels...earth dwelling 她（指Sylvia）比住在這無聊的世界上的每一個人都要優秀。[back]
15
 garlands 花環；花冠；花綵。[back]

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