about old english words....(古代英语)

彩虹玫瑰

nowadays , some words cannot be found in the dictionary, someone says it's the 古代英语,and some are not used in daily life.

and few days ago i read a poem, and some old words are there.

could someone explain 古代英语 to us and tell us how to deal with it or how to find it's meaning ? I'll appreciate it if you do me a favor.

Full Fathom Five

Full fathom five thy father lies;

of his bones are coral made;

These are pearls that were his eyes;

Nothing of him that doth fade,

But doth suffer a sea change

Into something rich and strange.

Sea nymphs hourly ring his knell:

Ding-dong

Hark! Now i hear them—ding—dong bell

fathom n.英寻

hark v.听

and what is "doth","thy"....

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很多优秀的英文作品都有着非常多的古代英语的成分，我非常想阅读这些原版，但苦于自己对古代英语的了解太少，所以看一两段就完全没了感觉。

请大家给些建议。

太湖之梦

Full Fathom Five

Full fathom five thy father lies;

of his bones are coral made;

珊瑚是他的骨头

These are pearls that were his eyes;

珍珠是他的眼睛

Nothing of him that doth fade,

他没有一点点地变化

But doth suffer a sea change

却在大海的变化中挣扎

Into something rich and strange.

那样多彩，那样奇妙

Sea nymphs hourly ring his knell:

大海中的仙女在不停的奏响铃声

Ding-dong

叮当

Hark! Now i hear them—ding—dong bell

你听！我听到了他们叮当的铃声。

i cannot translate the first setence, for it is too difficult for me.

doth: does

thy: your

thou: you

[此贴子已经被作者于2005-9-12 19:44:13编辑过]

摩梭未明

以下是引用太湖之梦在2005-9-12 19:26:24的发言：

Full Fathom Five

Full fathom five thy father lies;

（五噚的水深处躺着你的父亲）

of his bones are coral made;

珊瑚是他的骨头

These are pearls that were his eyes;

珍珠是他的眼睛

Nothing of him that doth fade,

他没有一点点地变化

But doth suffer a sea change

却在大海的变化中挣扎

Into something rich and strange.

那样多彩，那样奇妙

Sea nymphs hourly ring his knell:

大海中的仙女在不停的奏响铃声

Ding-dong

叮当

Hark! Now i hear them—ding—dong bell

你听！我听到了他们叮当的铃声。

i cannot translate the first setence, for it is too difficult for me.

doth: does

thy: your

thou: you

remarkable translation....

摩梭未明

and one question to Lake Tai,

how can thou know these ancient english words?

Hope you can share in with us.

太湖之梦

   i have an English poem book, of which the authors are from the Renaissance (文艺复兴) to modern times, and it includes some ancient poem which i can guess the meanings of some old English word.

[此贴子已经被作者于2005-9-13 11:35:44编辑过]