番外：London Bridge is Fall Down

London Bridge is falling down,
Falling down, falling down.
London Bridge is falling down,
My fair lady
                
                
不知道为什么，刚才在上传这张照片的时候脑子里突然想起了这首童谣：）
其实画作中的是滑铁卢大桥，并不是伦敦大桥。作者莫奈在普法战争期间逃到了英国。在那里他研究了水彩画大师透纳的作品。他还学会了通过表现雾色让坚硬的建筑物轮廓变得模糊的方法。这幅画作就使用了这样的手法。
完整版的伦敦大桥法铃哒是这样的：
London Bridge is broken down,
Broken down, broken down.
London Bridge is broken down,
My fair lady.
Build it up with wood and clay,
Wood and clay, wood and clay,
Build it up with wood and clay,
My fair lady.
Wood and clay will wash away,
Wash away, wash away,
Wood and clay will wash away,
My fair lady.
Build it up with bricks and mortar,
Bricks and mortar, bricks and mortar,
Build it up with bricks and mortar,
My fair lady.
Bricks and mortar will not stay,
Will not stay, will not stay,
Bricks and mortar will not stay,
My fair lady.
Build it up with iron and steel,
Iron and steel, iron and steel,
Build it up with iron and steel,
My fair lady.
Iron and steel will bend and bow,
Bend and bow, bend and bow,
Iron and steel will bend and bow,
My fair lady.
Build it up with silver and gold,
Silver and gold, silver and gold,
Build it up with silver and gold,
My fair lady.
Silver and gold will be stolen away,
Stolen away, stolen away,
Silver and gold will be stolen away,
My fair lady.
Set a man to watch all night,
Watch all night, watch all night,
Set a man to watch all night,
My fair lady.
Suppose the man should fall asleep,
Fall asleep, fall asleep,
Suppose the man should fall asleep?
My fair lady.
Give him a pipe to smoke all night,
Smoke all night, smoke all night,
Give him a pipe to smoke all night,
My fair lady.
这其中包含了这座大桥的历史：它在数百年来一再被毁，又不断重建。