رائع وارجوا مناقشة وجهة النظر التالية
وحين تخلَّى الوالدُ عنِّي
كان لساني يعرفُ، بالكادِ،
أن يبكي؛
"واءٍ!" "واءٍ!" "واءٍ!" "واءْ!"
And my father sold me while yet my tongue
Could scarcely cry 'weep! 'weep! 'weep! 'weep!
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. In this stanza, the cry "'weep! 'weep! 'weep! 'weep!" is the child's attempt at saying "Sweep! Sweep!," which was the chimney sweeper's street cry
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