AS THRO' THE LAND AT EVE WE WENT​​, Alfred Lord Tennyson

AS THRO' THE LAND AT EVE WE WENT​​

 

Alfred Lord Tennyson

 

 

 

 

 

As thro' the land at eve we went,

 

And pluck'd the ripen'd ears,

 

We fell out, my wife and I,

 

O, we fell out, I know not why,

 

And kiss'd again with tears.

 

And blessings on the falling out

 

That all the more endears,

 

When we fall out with those we love

 

And kiss again with tears!

 

For when we came where lies the child

 

We lost in other years,

 

There above the little grave,

 

O, there above the little grave,

 

We kiss'd again with tears.

 

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Meaning

 

Crossing the Fields at Sunset is a poem by Alfred Tennyson that contains moments of everyday conflict and reconciliation that occur around sunset. Poet Alfred Tennyson explores the nature of love through conflict and reconciliation with his beloved.

 

 

 

The speaker believes that reconciling after a fight with a loved one increases love. Accordingly, he describes the fight as “blessed, blessed, blessed again and again.”

 

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Crossing the Fields at Sunset is a poem written in the Victorian era. The Victorian era was a time when love and marriage were very important. Therefore, the beauty and preciousness of love are emphasized in this poem.

 

 

 

Additionally, the paradoxical side of love is also revealed in this poem. It is paradoxical to reconcile again after fighting with someone you love, but through that paradoxical experience, the speaker realizes the true meaning of love.

 

 

Alfred Lord Tennyson

 

He was born in 1809 in Somersby, Lancashire, England, as the fourth of a pastor's twelve children. His father was interested in literature, and Tennyson began writing poetry at the age of five. He attended Cambridge University. At the age of 41, after succeeding Wordsworth as poet laureate, he married Emily, a marriage he had put off for 13 years. He passed away at the age of 83. He is called the magician of language and the discoverer of words.

 

 

Story

 

 

 

Once upon a time there was a man. He loved his wife, but he would sometimes argue with her.

 

 

 

One day, a man and his wife got into an argument while crossing the fields. They got angry at each other's words and fought, and eventually kissed with tears in their eyes.

 

 

 

Through that fight, the man realized how precious his love with his wife was. He decided to further cherish his love with his wife.

 

 

 

After that, the man and wife no longer argued. They lived happily ever after, loving and caring for each other even more.

 

Question

 

Student: Professor, what does the phrase, “When you kiss your lover again with tears after a fight after an argument, a love fight that adds to your love, blessed, blessed, blessed again and again,” mean?

 

Professor: That phrase means that making up with someone you love after fighting increases love. Fighting with someone you love is always sad. But when they reconcile again after the fight, the love becomes deeper and richer. Arguing with someone you love is a paradoxical aspect of love. But through that paradoxical experience, we realize the true meaning of love.