第34章 Boys and Girls
作者:冯亦慈      更新:2021-05-20 18:31      字数:865
  girlsandboys,comeouttoplay,
  themoondothshineasbrightasday;
  leaveyoursupper,andleaveyoursleep,
  andcomewithyourplayfellowsintothestreet.
  comewithawhoop,comewithacall,
  comewithagoodwillornotatall.
  uptheladderanddownthewall,
  ahalfpennyrollwillserveusall.
  youfindmilk,andi'llfindflour,
  andwe'llhaveapuddinginhalfanhour.
  ^^^^^^^^atleast1708roudfolksongindexnumberof5452;
  這首童謠要追溯到英國資本積累的工業革命之前。兒童大量被要求僱傭,只有晚上才有非工作的玩耍時間。
  詩歌的頭兩行在舞蹈書(1708,1719,1728)、諷刺詩(1709,1725),和政治抨擊(1711)中都有提到。現存的最早童謠版本是在大約1744年在倫敦出版的的tommythumb'sprettysongbook,並且只有前六行。失去了後面童謠的版本更加符合歷史的真實性,comewithagoodwillornotatall,無論願不願意,都已經不再重要了。
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  2.i.opieandp.opie,theoxforddictionaryofnurseryrhymes(oxforduniversitypress,1951,2ndedn.,1997),pp.99-100.
  3.williams.baring-gouldandceilbaring-gould,theannotatedmothergoose,p.35.