Brother O’ Mine

 DO you remember the cardinal’s call,

Brother O’ mine?

The hills that we climbed, be they ever so tall,

With never a fear for a hurt or a fall,

Wondering ever if skies did fall,

Brother O’ mine.

Many a hill we’ve climbed since then,

Brother O’ mine.

Been pelted¹ with roses and rinsed² with the rain

Of our sorrowing teardrops time and again;

Despair in our hearts and a clutch of pain,

Brother O’ mine.

And there were pebbles³ that hurt our feet

Brother O’ mine.

But the dust of the highway seemed velvet⁴ sweet

Tho’ many a cross and trials we’d meet,

With daisies and graves at our very feet,

Brother O’ mine.{72}

Father we had in the bygone days,

Brother O’ mine.

And mother to wipe all our tears away.

Tho’ sodden⁵ the sky, and shadows be grey

God will speak clear of the mist some day,

Brother O’ mine.

1 pelted   

（连续地）投掷( pelt的过去式和过去分词 )； 连续抨击； 攻击； 剥去…的皮

参考例句：

• The children pelted him with snowballs. 孩子们向他投掷雪球。
• The rain pelted down. 天下着大雨。

2 rinsed   

v.漂洗( rinse的过去式和过去分词 )；冲洗；用清水漂洗掉（肥皂泡等）；（用清水）冲掉

参考例句：

• She rinsed out the sea water from her swimming-costume. 她把游泳衣里的海水冲洗掉。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• The clothes have been rinsed three times. 衣服已经洗了三和。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

3 pebbles   

[复数]鹅卵石； 沙砾； 卵石，小圆石( pebble的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The pebbles of the drive crunched under his feet. 汽车道上的小石子在他脚底下喀嚓作响。
• Line the pots with pebbles to ensure good drainage. 在罐子里铺一层鹅卵石，以确保排水良好。

4 velvet   

n.丝绒，天鹅绒；adj.丝绒制的，柔软的

参考例句：

• This material feels like velvet.这料子摸起来像丝绒。
• The new settlers wore the finest silk and velvet clothing.新来的移民穿着最华丽的丝绸和天鹅绒衣服。

5 sodden   

adj.浑身湿透的；v.使浸透；使呆头呆脑

参考例句：

• We stripped off our sodden clothes.我们扒下了湿透的衣服。
• The cardboard was sodden and fell apart in his hands.纸板潮得都发酥了，手一捏就碎。