Chapter 19

The Tune¹ of Seven Towers

No one goes there now:

For what is left to fetch away

From the desolate² battlements all arow,

And the lead roof heavy and grey?

Therefore, said fair Yoland of the flowers,

This is the tune of Seven Towers.

No one walks there now;

Except in the white moonlight

The white ghosts walk in a row;

If one could see it, an awful sight,

Listen! said fair Yoland of the flowers,

This is the tune of Seven Towers.

But none can see them now,

Though they sit by the side of the moat,

Feet half in the water, there in a row,

Long hair in the wind afloat.

Therefore, said fair Yoland of the flowers,

This is the tune of Seven Towers.

If any will go to it now,

He must go to it all alone,

Its gates will not open to any row

Of glittering spears: will you go alone?

Listen! said fair Yoland of the flowers,

This is the tune of Seven Towers.

By my love go there now,

To fetch me my coif away,

My coif and my kirtle, with pearls arow,

Oliver, go today!

Therefore, said fair Yoland of the flowers,

This is the tune of Seven Towers.

I am unhappy now,

I cannot tell you why;

If you go, the priests and I in a row

Will pray that you may not die.

Listen! said fair Yoland of the flowers,

This is the tune of Seven Towers.

If you will go for me now,

I will kiss your mouth at last;

[She sayeth inwardly.]

(The graves stand grey in a row.)

Oliver, hold me fast!

Therefore, said fair Yoland of the flowers,

This is the tune of Seven Towers.

1 tune   

n.调子；和谐，协调；v.调音，调节，调整

参考例句：

• He'd written a tune,and played it to us on the piano.他写了一段曲子，并在钢琴上弹给我们听。
• The boy beat out a tune on a tin can.那男孩在易拉罐上敲出一首曲子。

2 desolate   

adj.荒凉的，荒芜的；孤独的，凄凉的；v.使荒芜，使孤寂

参考例句：

• The city was burned into a desolate waste.那座城市被烧成一片废墟。
• We all felt absolutely desolate when she left.她走后，我们都觉得万分孤寂。