原文
"I like this," she announced at length. "It's beautiful. I've heard it
before--I heard the superintendent of the asylum Sunday school say it
over once. But I didn't like it then. He had such a cracked voice and
he prayed it so mournfully. I really felt sure he thought praying was a
disagreeable duty. This isn't poetry, but it makes me feel just the same
way poetry does. 'Our Father who art in heaven hallowed be Thy name.'
That is just like a line of music. Oh, I'm so glad you thought of making
me learn this, Miss--Marilla."
"Well, learn it and hold your tongue," said Marilla shortly.
語彙など
- at length:ついに
- superintendent:管理者,最高責任者
- asylum:孤児院
- say over:繰り返して言う
- cracked:かすれた,しゃがれた
- pray:祈る
- mournfully:悲しげに
- disagreeable:嫌な,不愉快な
- duty:義務,務め
- Our Father who art in heaven hallowed be Thy name.= Our Father who are in heaven, may Your name be hallowed.（マタイの福音書6章9〜13節）
- art: be の二人称･単数･直説法現在形(古語・詩語)
- thy: your（古語)
- hallow:崇める
- line of:一連の
- hold one's tongue:口をつぐむ
- shortly:ぶっきらぼうに