《애너벨 리》 인용구

Edgar Allan Poe의 Annabel Lee({year)에 나오는 유명한 문장 9개를 원문 그대로 소개하고, 각 문장의 의미와 출처를 알려드립니다.

읽는 시간 1분 · 41행

1. 1

   It was many and many a year ago,
   In a kingdom by the sea,

   뜻: The speaker introduces a distant, almost fairy-tale past in a coastal kingdom.

   Narrator1연, 1~2행복사하기
2. 2

   And this maiden she lived with no other thought
   Than to love and be loved by me.

   뜻: The speaker portrays Annabel Lee as devoted entirely to their mutual love.

   Narrator1연, 5~6행복사하기
3. 3

   But we loved with a love that was more than love—
   I and my ANNABEL LEE—

   뜻: The speaker claims their bond surpassed ordinary love.

   Narrator2연, 9~10행복사하기
4. 4

   The angels, not half so happy in Heaven,
   Went envying her and me;

   뜻: The speaker imagines that even heavenly angels envied the happiness he shared with Annabel Lee.

   Narrator4연, 21~22행복사하기

매일 시 한 편을 이메일로 받아봐요 이메일 주소 시 받아보기 매일 아침 고전 시 한 편을 무료로 받아봐요. 언제든 구독을 취소할 수 있어요.

5. 5

   But our love it was stronger by far than the love
   Of those who were older than we—
   Of many far wiser than we—

   뜻: The speaker insists their youthful love was stronger than the love of older, wiser people.

   Narrator5연, 27~29행복사하기
6. 6

   And neither the angels in Heaven above
   Nor the demons down under the sea
   Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
   Of the beautiful ANNABEL LEE:—

   뜻: The speaker declares that no supernatural power can break the spiritual bond between him and Annabel Lee.

   Narrator5연, 30~33행복사하기
7. 7

   For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams
   Of the beautiful ANNABEL LEE;

   뜻: Moonlight continually brings the speaker dreams of Annabel Lee.

   Narrator6연, 34~35행복사하기
8. 8

   And the stars never rise but I see the bright eyes
   Of the beautiful ANNABEL LEE;

   뜻: The stars remind the speaker of Annabel Lee’s eyes, keeping her presence alive in his imagination.

   Narrator6연, 36~37행복사하기
9. 9

   And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side
   Of my darling, my darling, my life and my bride
   In her sepulchre there by the sea—
   In her tomb by the side of the sea.

   뜻: The speaker spends his nights beside Annabel Lee’s tomb, expressing enduring devotion and overwhelming grief.

   Narrator6연, 38~41행복사하기

이 문장들에 관한 질문

What does the most famous love line in Annabel Lee mean?

The speaker describes his relationship as exceeding ordinary love. His exaggerated language presents their bond as absolute, exceptional, and beyond the understanding of others.

Why does the narrator say the angels envied Annabel Lee?

He believes the angels resented the couple’s happiness and caused her death. This is his explanation for his loss, not an independently established fact within the poem.