THERE runs a road by Merrow Down — A grassy track to-day it is — An hour out of Guildford town, Above the river Wey it is.
Here, when they heard the horse-bells ring (здесь, когда они =
ancient ['eInSqnt], Briton [brItn], watch [wOC]
Here, when they heard the horse-bells ring, The ancient Britons dressed and rode To watch the dark Phoenicians bring Their goods along the Western Road.
And here, or hereabouts, they met (и здесь, или поблизости, они встречались)
To hold their racial talks and such (чтобы вести межродовые / межплеменные переговоры и /для/ того подобного) —
To barter beads for Whitby jet (чтобы выменивать бусы на черный янтарь Уитби),
And tin for gay shell torques and such (а олово на пестрые крученые металлические ожерелья, украшенные ракушками и тому подобное;
racial ['reIS(q)l], barter ['bRtq], torque [tLk]
And here, or hereabouts, they met To hold their racial talks and such — To barter beads for Whitby jet, And tin for gay shell torques and such.
But long and long before that time (но задолго-задолго до того времени)
(When bison used to roam on it (когда здесь еще бродили зубры;
bison [baIsn], roam [rqum], climb [klaIm]
But long and long before that time (When bison used to roam on it) Did Taffy and her Daddy climb That down, and had their home on it.
Then beavers built in Broadstonebrook (тогда бобры застроили ручей Бродстоун[111]) And made a swamp where Bramley stands (и сделали болото, где стоит Брэмли) And bears from Shere would come and look (и медведи приходили из Шира и искали) For Taffimai where Shamley stands (Тэффимай там, где стоит Шемли).
built [bIlt], bear [bFq], stand [stxnd]
Then beavers built in Broadstonebrook And made a swamp where Bramley stands And bears from Shere would come and look For Taffimai where Shamley stands.
The Wey, that Taffy called Wagai (Уэй, которую Тэффи называла Вагай),
Was more than six times bigger then (была тогда более, чем в шесть раз больше);
And all the Tribe of Tegumai (а все Племя Тегумая)
They cut a noble figure then (они производили =
cut [kAt], noble [nqubl], figure ['fIgq]
The Wey, that Taffy called Wagai, Was more than six times bigger then; And all the Tribe of Tegumai They cut a noble figure then!
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