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Quhy Sowld Nocht Allane Honorit Be is an anonymous allegorical poem of the fifteenth or sixteenth century written in Scots.〔(The Bannatyne Manuscript, volume 2 of 4, p. 306-308, Hunterian Club Edition, 1896. )〕〔(A transcript of the poem in David Laing's 'Select Remains of the Ancient Popular Poetry of Scotland.' )〕 Literally the poem recounts the strange life and adventures of a man called "Allane" who grows from a youth to a powerful adult. Figuratively each of its stanzas also represents an aspect of the production or consumption of ale. Obliquely it describes the cultivation of barley, malting, brewing and the various effects of drinking. "Allane" is a personification of ale. Although some attention is paid to the undesirable consequences of drunkenness, the tone of the poem is mostly one of praise for the drink. The title, which is also a refrain at the end of each verse, may be translated into English as "Why should Allane not be honoured?" ==The Text== The text of ''Quhy Sowld Nocht Allane Honorit Be'' is found in the Bannatyne Manuscript of the late sixteenth century in which no author is named.〔 The poem is however given the postscript ''Finis Quod Allane Matsonis Suddartis.'' This may be translated as ''End. Thus spoke Allane Maltson's soldiers.'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Quhy Sowld Nocht Allane Honorit Be」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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