音乐剧《猫》中的一段歌词没有看懂

TinaIsBunny

! H4 J; Q! q+ q& ]6 u) B
这是音乐剧《猫》中，老首领的一段唱词，没怎么看懂，尤其是assign 那里。
请帮分析一下，应该如何理解



[Old Deuteronomy]
& |( U, x) f: x8 g9 U/ gThe moments of happiness
8 B& w9 _7 a' aWe had the experience but missed the meaning
( D( ]1 D9 l" H, y  SAnd approach to the meaning restores the experience.
7 v  D) j4 o2 S% c/ x% o2 `In a different form beyond any meaning we can assign to happiness
The past experience revived in the meaning
Is not the experience of one life only
But of many generations
- W3 A0 }) u' I0 }Not forgetting something that is probably quite ineffable

; A" t' j. p8 f" p' C* n+ x
0 f' C9 q" s' B7 B- s8 Y% `
, V- I8 O) ?* V9 }
8 i$ B0 |. A5 {( y

elusty

  x- U% J) M$ a
好像，你的标点符号不对，所以也就不好理解（定语从句）：
# N8 i- n0 {, o8 cThe moments of happiness—not the sense of well-being,
Fruition, fulfilment, security or affecton,
: p) o& R% g* P1 U+ w  [8 M# bOr even a very good dinner, but the sudden illumination—
We had the experience but missed the meaning,
& `1 ?' g5 U6 U  UAnd approach to the meaning restores the experience
In a different form, beyond any meaning
We can assign to happiness. I have said before
That the past experience revived in the meaning
Is not the experience of one life only
But of many generations—not forgetting
Something that is probably quite ineffable:
The backward look behind the assurance
: v0 q0 q3 i, V& J, q5 r- \Of recorded history, the backward half-look
3 q: @- O9 \5 J5 b6 j. e" `1 EOver the shoulder, towards the primitive terror.
4 L8 y/ B) }4 d
- a) y% y% L3 O( W' K0 C9 t
. @6 T( R9 E8 B$ q//////////////
% }. n  X8 L$ i1 R$ J8 Q9 a4 UFor Eliot, the passage of time ought to teach us much about permanence: many people merely pass through experiences and miss their meaning. He ties this idea to the deceptive notion that momentary happiness is more important than well-being. It is the “meaning-of” which restores the meaning of experience: “We had the experience but missed the meaning,/And approach to the meaning restores the experience/In a different form, beyond any meaning/We can assign to happiness …”

TinaIsBunny

elusty 发表于 2020-1-26 22:03
好像，你的标点符号不对，所以也就不好理解（定语从句）：
) P7 M9 e/ x8 B/ B# `0 F5 CThe moments of happiness—not the sense of we ...

" U. X/ Y& D( Q) E) x* lThe backward look behind the assurance
Of recorded history, the backward half-look
4 B6 \+ w: ~4 ], L; x# k8 c. _: XOver the shoulder, towards the primitive terror

这段什么意思啊。
# k: q! Z/ R/ A6 [: V9 r

; p2 D+ N/ C, N还有解释中的这句话是什么意思啊
9 s  J) W; D9 q% k0 Z$ HIt is the “meaning-of” which restores the meaning of experience:

elusty

翻译不好，大概这样理解：
回顾历史记录中确信背后的真相，越过（表象）的肩膀，观察最初的恐惧
& r" H+ ]% @. L& z7 u****
它是正确理解经验意义后的意义。

dgww

歌剧歌词是Four Quartets节选的文字，原文这样标点更容易阅读和理解。The moments of happiness not the sense of well-being, fruition, fulfilment, security or affection or even a very good dinner, but the sudden illumination — We had the experience but missed the meaning.And approach to the meaning restores the experience in a different form, beyond any meaning we can assign to happiness. I have said before that the past experience revived in the meaning is not the experience of one life only but of many generations—not forgetting something that is probably quite ineffable.
2 R" R8 y2 d$ V! w$ ?& ?8 `
翻译可以参考,哈
3 X- A) }7 h: ^7 n6 N- l  L! r+ Xhttp://www.kekenet.com/Article/201804/547671.shtml
http://www.kekenet.com/Article/201804/547672.shtml