아래글은1588년스페인함대가영국을침범하여왔을때에리자베스1세가출전하는영국군인들을격려하기위한연설문으로연설문은인터넷에서,번역을서점에서본내용을기억으로토대로하였고,첨부한녹음은청계천문화관에온영국여인에게양해를구하여녹음하였는데잡음이석여있다.
TheSpanishArmadaaSpeechbyQueenElizabethIofEngland
AddressedtotheEnglisharmyatTilburyFort-1588
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Mylovingpeople,wehavebeenpersuadedbysome,thatarecarefulof
oursafety,totakeheedhowwecommitourselvestoarmedmultitudes,
forfearoftreachery;butIdoassureyou,Idonotdesiretoliveto
distrustmyfaithfulandlovingpeople.
Lettyrantsfear;Ihavealwayssobehavedmyself,thatunderGodI
haveplacedmychiefeststrengthandsafeguardintheloyalheartsand
goodwillofmysubjects;and,therefore,Iamcomeamongstyouasyou
seeatthistime,notformyrecreationanddisport,butbeingresolved,
inthemidstandheatofthebattle,toliveordieamongstyouall-
tolaydownformyGod,andformykingdoms,andformypeople,
myhonourandmybloodeveninthedust.
IknowIhavethebodyofaweak,feeblewoman;butIhavetheheart
andstomachofaking,andofakingofEngland,too;andthink
foulscornthatParmaorSpain,oranyprinceofEurope,should
daretoinvadethebordersofmyrealm;towhich,ratherthan
anydishonourshouldgrowbyme,Imyselfwilltakeuparms-
Imyselfwillbeyourgeneral,judge,andrewarderofeveryone
ofyourvirtuesinthefield.
Iknowalready,foryourforwardness,youhavedeservedrewards
andcrowns,and,wedoassureyou,onthewordofaprince,
theyshallbedulypaidyou.forthemeantime,mylieutenant
generalshallbeinmystead,thanwhomneverprincecommandeda
morenobleandworthysubject;notdoubtingbyyourobedienceto
myGeneral,byyourconcordinthecamp,andyourvalourinthefield,
weshallshortlyhaveafamousvictoryovertheenemiesofmyGod,
ofmykingdom,andofmypeople.
나의친애하는병사들이여,나의안전을소중이여기는사람들은반역행위를두려워하여무장한군중앞에몸을맡기여앞으로나서지말라고내게권하였다.그러나그대들에게말하노니나에게는충직하고사랑스러운국민들을의심하면서까지살려는마음이없노라악행을벌리는독재들이나국민들을두려워하는것이다
나는하나님다음으로신하들의충성스러운마음과선의를안에서안전과강함을중이여겼노라.
그리하여그대들이보듯짐은여기왔으며기분전환을위하여서나오락을위하여가아닌치열한전쟁터한가운데서설사죽는한이있다하더라도그대들과함께살고그대들과함께죽고하나님을위하여싸우고,나의왕국과나의국민과나의명예와나의혈통을위하여싸우려고온것이다.나는내가약하고힘없는여성의신체를가졌음을잘알고있으나왕의용기(심장)와왕의배짱(위)을가자고있다.
누구라도짐의영토를감히침범한다면그것이파푸마든애스타냐든혹은유롭이다른ㄱ군주든짐은그들을경멸하여그들떼ㅐ문에적게나마불명옐ㄹ참고견디기보다차라리짐은손에ㅁ기를들것이며스스로그대들의장군이되어싸울것이고,전쟁터에서세운그대들의공로늘몸소판정하여드대들이보여준모든용맹스러운행동에친히포상할것이다
포상을받아마땅한화관을받아마땅할그대들의정성과노력을짐은이미알고있노라.내가그대들에게군주의이름으로약속하노니그대들은적절한표상을받을것이며또한그대들머리에영광의화관이씌워질것이다.전쟁터에서그대들의용맹으로우리는곧하나님의적,이왕국적,우리국민의적을무찌르고우리는우리의이름을느높일승리를거들것이다.
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