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Литературная гостиная « В горах мое сердце…», посвященная жизни и
творчеству Роберта Бернса
- Dear guests, thank you for your coming to our party. We are very glad to see you.
- You’ve heard a well-known song from a very popular film by Eldar Ryazanov.
But not everybody knows that the words of this song are written by Robert Burns,
the famous British poet and the national poet of Scotland.
- By the way what do you imagine when you hear the word “Scotland”?
- The men in tartan kilts
- Sad and monotonous sounds of bagpipes
- Gloomy grey castles on rocks
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- Tasteless oatmeal porridge in the morning
- Mysterious lochs with monsters
- Steaming haggis
- Burns’ birthday is usually celebrated in English-speaking countries. On this day
people glorify his memory, sing songs, recite poems.
- The same things we are going to do today. But answer the question: why is Burns’
poetry so much loved by the people all over the world?
- Because he wrote for the people
- Because he was kind and generous by nature
- He wrote simple and beautiful songs, which were sung all over Scotland
- He was a remarkable lyrical poet and he could write humorous, ironical and
satirical poems as well
- He was a poet of brotherhood who declared that every man must be treated as a
man and have the freedom of a man
- He wanted people all over the world to live in peace
- He dreamt of the time when “man to man the world over shall brothers be for all t
- He dreamt of the time when not wealth and titles but only personal merits would
make “a man for all that” and “equal rights and equal laws would gladden every isle”.
- You know a lot about Robert Burns. Let’s remember the most important dates and
events of his life.
- The cards with the dates are on the blackboard. We want to speak about these
periods of Burns’ life and to illustrate our answers with poems, songs and short
performances. The first date is 1759.
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Robert Burns was born on the 25th of January 1759 in Alloway, south-western
Scotland. He was the eldest of seven children born to William Burns, a struggling
farmer. (сценка в доме Роберта Бернса)
Woman: The night is so stormy. It is snowing. Somebody is knocking.
Husband: I’ll open the door.
Burns’ Mother: My dear neighbours! The storm has broken the roof of my house.
May I spend this night at your place?
Woman: Oh, Dear! You are welcome! Sit down, please. Let me have a look at your
baby. What a handsome boy!
Husband: Hush! Somebody is knocking again. Who can it be? The snowstorm is so
terrible!
Woman: Oh, a stranger may have lost his way. We can’t leave without help. Open
the door, my dear.
Gypsy: Hello! How are you? I’m cold and wet. May I warm myself in your house?
Woman: Of course, my dear Sarah. She is a Gypsy. She can tell fortunes.
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Gypsy: What a nice baby! Let me see his hand. Oh, he won’t be a fool. He’ll be
famous! He will glorify his family and country.
The Gossip keekit in his loof
Quo’ scho wha lives will see the proof,
This waly boy will be nae coof
I think we’ll ca’ him Robin.
He’ll hae misfortunes great and sma’,
But ay a heart aboon them a’,
He’ll be a credit till us a’
We’ll be proud o’ Robin.
(Keekit –glanced, loof – palm, quo’ -said, scho-she, wha-she, waly- handsome, naenot, coof – fool, ca’-call, hae-have, sma’- small, ay- always, aboon- above, a’-all, o’of)
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Разжав младенческий кулак
Гадалка говорила так:
Мальчишка будет не дурак
Пускай зовется Робин.
Немало ждет его обид,
Но сердцем все он победит,
Парнишка будет знаменит
Семью прославит Робин.
- Не came from a family of a poor farmer. His father’s greatest wish was to give his
children the best education he could afford. He was a clever man and had a shelf
with books in his poor house.
- Now look at this date – 1765. In 1765 Robert was sent to school but his school
days did not last long because his teacher soon got another job and left.
- Then Burn’s father persuaded some neighbors to hire a young man as a teacher for
their children. This young man was John Murdoch. He was very clever and gave
his pupils a good knowledge of English. They read Shakespeare, Milton and other
most important writers of the 16th-18th centuries.
- Robert’s childhood and adolescence were not happy. Being the eldest in the
family Robert had to begin working on the farm at a very early age. At 13 he
worked in the field with grown-ups.
- The next important date is 1773. In1773 Robert was 14. He wrote his first poem
this year. It was “Handsome Nell”. It was written for a girl who worked in the
field with him.
- Do you know when boys begin to write poems? No? Oh, it’s a well-known fact.
All great poets begin to write poems when they fell in love with girls. The same
thing happened to Robert Burns.
- The first songs were composed to the tunes of popular folk songs. They were sung
by his mates and neighbors and made him famous in his parts. Robert wrote about
lasses and lads he knew well, about everything that happened to them.
- Coming through the rye, poor bod
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- Пробираясь до калитки полем вдоль межи...
- A Red, Red Rose
- Любовь как роза красная
- One more date is 1784. In February 1784 Robert’s father died and Robert became
the head of his family. Life on the farm grew harder and harder.
- So the Burns moved to a smaller farm. Robert Burns met the beauty of the village
– Jean Armour, the daughter of a rich master- mason. It was ‘love at the first
sight». Jean had a beautiful voice. Robert composed songs for her and she sang
them with great pleasure.
- O whistle, and I’ll come to ye, my lad…
- Ты свистни -тебя не заставлю я ждать…
- Jean and Robert loved each other dearly. They could be happy, but they weren’t.
Her father didn’t want his daughter to marry Robert because he was poor. So
Robert decided to immigrate to Jamaica. The words of the following poem reflect
his thoughts and feelings quite vividly.
- From thee Eliza, I must go…
- Прощусь, Элиза я с тобой…
Ты спишь ли друг мой дорогой…
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- Песня «В полях под снегом и дождем…» в исполнении учащихся
- The next important date is 1786, August Kilmarnock. Burns published his poems.
Their success was tremendous. The publication changed the course of Burns’ life.
Robert was so encouraged by the success that he decided to go to Edinburgh, the
capital of Scotland. There he was introduced to many famous people.
- What do you know about this date 1787? In April 1787 the second edition of
Burns’ poems appeared in Edinburgh. It brought him money and gave him an
opportunity to see more of native land.
- Robert made several trips around the country and saw beautiful landscapes and
lochs of the Highlands. He visited some historical places, which made a great
impression on him.
- My heart’s in the Highlands, my heart is not here;
My heart’s in the Highlands, a-chasing the deer;
Chasing the wild deer, and following the roe -
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My heart’s in the Highlands wherever I go.
Farewell to the Highlands, farewell to the North,
The birth-place of valour, the country of worth; Wherever I wonder
- В горах мое сердце…
( фильм о Шотландии)
- And now 1789. Burns bought a farm of his own (not far from the town Dumfries).
By that time he had married Jean Armour. The new farm didn’t bring him any
profit. Fortune was against him again. His friends help him to get a job.
- You know from the history that the Revolution took place in France in 1789. It
impressed Burns greatly. New ideas occupied his mind. Burns always stood for
liberty and was against social inequality. He dreamt about a happy future. He
believed that “the world would live in peace”.
- Like brethren in a common cause..
- Забудут рабство и нужду…
- In 1791 Robert Burns sold his farm and made his home in Dumfries. The last 5
years of his life were very difficult. His work was hard. But he went on writing his
beautiful poems and songs. He wanted people to understand that treasures and
pleasures can’t make people happy.
- What human qualities did Robert Burns value most of all? Pride, honesty, dignity,
courage, intellect. He declared that a man is a man, he must be treated as a man,
and have the freedom. He didn’t care for wealth and titles.
- He saw injustice everywhere and his thoughts were about sense, honesty, and
independence.
- Sometimes his poems seem to have been written about our daily problems. His
poems are up-to-date though they were written many years ago.
- In 1795 Robert Burns fell seriously ill. Ten days before his death he wrote to his
cousin:”… a shopkeeper whom I owe a large sum of money took a proceeding
against me. All that remains of me – bones and skin – they would surely throw
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into prison. Can you do me a favour and send me ten pounds? Oh, James, if you
knew my proud heart you would know how I feel. I am not accustomed to beg.
Save me from the terror of prison”.
- On the 21st of July 1796 being 37 years old, Burns died of heart disease. Burns’
friends took care of his family. His sons got education. Jean died at the age of 80.
- Ты меня оставил, Джемми
- After his death his poems were translated into almost every language. In Russia 6
of his poems were translated for the first time by Mikhailov in 1856. Багрицский,
Щепкина-Куперник and other poets translated Burns’ poems too. But the best
translations were made by Marshak. Thanks to Marshak’s translations we have
cjme to know and love Robert Burns. Let’s listen to one of his songs.
- Robert Burns’ poems and verses inspired Beethoven, Schuman, Mendelson and
other composers who wrote music to them. The best- known cycle of songs to
Burns’s verses was composed by Георгий Свиридов. The tunes to Robert
Burns’songs were written by Дмитрий Шостакович, Николай Мясковский,
Юрий Левитин and a number of other Russian composers.
- For Scotsmen Robert Burns is a symbol of national pride. Every year on the 25 th
of January Burns’ Night is celebrated not only in Scotland but throughout Britain.
- The celebration is usually held in the form of a supper at which haggis is served
and eaten and during which Scottish pipers play, Burns’ poems are recited and
there may be Scottish dancing after the meal.
В тебе я славлю командира
Всех пудингов горячих мира,
Могучий Хаггис, полный жира и требухи.
Строчу, пока мне служит лира,
Тебе стихи.
Дородный, плотный, крутобокий,
Ты высишься как холм далекий,
А под тобой поднос широкий
Чуть не трещит.
Но как твои ласкают соки
Наш аппетит!
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- We know that the Scottish national anthem “Auld Lang Syne” composed by
Robert Burns is often sung at parties and meetings of friends all over the world.
- We hope that you’ve enjoyed the songs and poems by Robert Burns. Let this
candle light burn love, kindness, happiness, friendship in our hearts and souls.
- We believe that the light of Burns’ poetry strengthen our will, warm our hearts
and souls and open them to kindness.
Учащиеся исполняют песню “Auld Lang Syne”.