Dzisiejszy temat jest dość specyficzny. I, uwierzcie, nie o operę mi chodzi. Dziś postanowiłam skupić się na pewnej językowej ciekawostce – każdy język ma tu sporo do zaoferowania. A my, pasjonaci angielskiego, zdecydowanie powinniśmy zapoznać się z hymnami i ariami…
O CO CHODZI?
Każdy język ma swój ulubiony sport, a każdy sport ma kibiców. Kibice z kolei lubią zagrzewać sportowców do boju. Jak? Śpiewem! I to niekoniecznie związanym z samym sportem.
Hymns and Arias to nie zbiór arii operowych, ale ogromna skarbnica angielskojęzycznych piosenek stadionowych. Można to nazwać kulturą niską, ja jednak wolę patrzeć na to zjawisko jako na specyficzne pole językowych manewrów – charakterystyczne dla pewnych grup.
Oprócz piosenek zabawnych/wulgarnych znajdziecie tam jednak również prawdziwe hymny i pieśni. Zachęcam więc do szperania i… śpiewania!
Przykładowy hymn (uwaga na słownictwo)
“A” is for asshole, all covered in shit
“Hey-ho,” says Rowley.
“B” is the bugger who revels in it,
Singing roly, poly, up’em and stuff’em,
Hey-ho,” says Anthony Rowley.“C” is for cunt all dripping with piss,
“Hey-ho,” says Rowley.
“D” is the drunkard who gave it a kiss,
Singing roly, poly, up’em and stuff’em,
“Hey-ho,” says Anthony Rowley.“E” is for the eunuch with only one ball,
“Hey-ho,” says Rowley.
“F” is the fucker with no balls at all,
Singing roly, poly, up’em and stuff’em,
“Hey-ho,” says Anthony Rowley.“G” is for goiter, gonorrhea, and gout,
“Hey-ho,” says Rowley.
“H” is the harlot who spreads it about,
Singing roly, poly, up’em and stuff’em,
“Hey-ho,” says Anthony Rowley.“I” is for insertion, injection and itch,
“Hey-ho,” says Rowley.
“J” is the jerk of a dog on a bitch,
Singing roly, poly, up’em and stuff’em,
“Hey-ho,” says Anthony Rowley.“K” is for knight who thought fucking a bore,
“Hey-ho,” says Rowley.
“L” is the lesbian who came back for more,
Singing roly, poly, up’em and stuff’em,
“Hey-ho,” says Anthony Rowley.“M” is for maidenhead all tattered and torn,
“Hey-ho,” says Rowley.
“N” is the noble who died on his horn,
Singing roly, poly, up’em and stuff’em,
“Hey-ho,” says Anthony Rowley.“O” is for orifice all cunningly concealed,
“Hey-ho,” says Rowley.
“P” is the penis all pranged up and peeled,
Singing roly, poly, up’em and stuff’em,
“Hey-ho,” says Anthony Rowley.“Q” is the Quaker who shat in his hat.
“Hey-ho,” says Rowley.
“R” is the Rajah who rogered the cat,
Singing roly, poly, up’em and stuff’em,
“Hey-ho,” says Anthony Rowley.“S” is the shit-pot all filled to the brim,
“Hey-ho,” says Rowley.
“T” is the turds which are floating within,
Singing roly, poly, up’em and stuff’em,
“Hey-ho,” says Anthony Rowley.“U” is the usher who taught us at school,
“Hey-ho,” says Rowley.
“V” is the verger who played with his tool,
Singing roly, poly, up’em and stuff’em,
“Hey-ho,” says Anthony Rowley.“W” is the whore who thought fucking a farce,
“Hey-ho,” says Rowley.
And “X”, “Y”, and “Z” you can shove up your arse,
Singing roly, poly, up’em and stuff’em,
“Hey-ho,” says Anthony Rowley.Singing roly, poly, up’em and stuff’em,
“Hey-ho,” says Anthony Rowley.