- My understanding of this line:
To beg a tale of breath too weak
is that the "of" means "from". So to paraphrase it: They (the girls) are begging for a tale from someone (the poet) whose breath is too weak to stir the tiniest feather.
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maya wrote:
Ah, cruel Three! In such an hour
Beneath such dreamy weather,
To beg a tale of breath too weak
To stir the tiniest feather!
Yet what can one poor voice avail
Against three tongues together?
啊，三个残忍的家伙！在此时此刻
在如此梦意盎然的天气里，
缠着要个故事要那般气息轻灵
以至无法煽动最最微小的羽毛！
然而可怜的一个声音
怎敌得过三只舌头一齐发难？
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reader看这样的翻译好不好呢？
啊，三个残忍的家伙！在此时此刻
在如此梦意盎然的天气里，
缠着要个故事 要那气息轻灵的
要那让微羽飞动！
然而可怜的只有一个声音
怎敌得过三只舌头一齐发难？
你的翻译呢？ 这诗简直比情诗还色！！！！！！！
A reader