troilus and criseyde-第29部分
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But; for the love of god; if it be may; 1600
So lat us stele prively away;
For ever in oon; as for to live in reste;
Myn herte seyth that it wol been the beste。'
‘O mercy; god; what lyf is this?' quod she;
‘Allas; ye slee me thus for verray tene! 1605
I see wel now that ye mistrusten me;
For by your wordes it is wel y…sene。
Now; for the love of Cynthia the shene;
Mistrust me not thus causeles; for routhe;
Sin to be trewe I have yow plight my trouthe。 1610
‘And thenketh wel; that som tyme it is wit
To spende a tyme; a tyme for to winne;
Ne; pardee; lorn am I nought fro yow yit;
Though that we been a day or two a…twinne。
Dryf out the fantasyes yow with…inne; 1615
And trusteth me; and leveth eek your sorwe;
Or here my trouthe; I wol not live til morwe。
‘For if ye wiste how sore it doth me smerte;
Ye wolde cesse of this; for god; thou wost;
The pure spirit wepeth in myn herte; 1620
To see yow wepen that I love most;
And that I moot gon to the Grekes ost。
Ye; nere it that I wiste remedye
To come ayein; right here I wolde dye!
‘But certes; I am not so nyce a wight 1625
That I ne can imaginen a wey
To come ayein that day that I have hight。
For who may holde thing that wol a…way?
My fader nought; for al his queynte pley。
And by my thrift; my wending out of Troye 1630
Another day shal torne us alle to Ioye。
‘For…thy; with al myn herte I yow beseke;
If that yow list don ought for my preyere;
And for the love which that I love yow eke;
That er that I departe fro yow here; 1635
That of so good a comfort and a chere
I may you seen; that ye may bringe at reste
Myn herte; which that is at point to breste。
‘And over al this I pray yow;' quod she tho;
‘Myn owene hertes soothfast suffisaunce; 1640
Sin I am thyn al hool; with…outen mo;
That whyl that I am absent; no plesaunce
Of othere do me fro your remembraunce。
For I am ever a…gast; for…why men rede;
That 〃love is thing ay ful of bisy drede。〃 1645
‘For in this world ther liveth lady noon;
If that ye were untrewe; as god defende!
That so bitraysed were or wo bigoon
As I; that alle trouthe in yow entende。
And douteles; if that ich other wende; 1650
I nere but deed; and er ye cause finde;
For goddes love; so beth me not unkinde。'
To this answerde Troilus and seyde;
‘Now god; to whom ther nis no cause y…wrye;
Me glade; as wis I never un…to Criseyde; 1655
Sin thilke day I saw hir first with ye;
Was fals; ne never shal til that I dye。
At shorte wordes; wel ye may me leve;
I can no more; it shal be founde at preve。'
‘Graunt mercy; goode myn; y…wis;' quod she; 1660
‘And blisful Venus lat me never sterve
Er I may stonde of plesaunce in degree
To quyte him wel; that so wel can deserve;
And whyl that god my wit wol me conserve;
I shal so doon; so trewe I have yow founde; 1665
That ay honour to me…ward shal rebounde。
‘For trusteth wel; that your estat royal
Ne veyn delyt; nor only worthinesse
Of yow in werre; or torney marcial;
Ne pompe; array; nobley; or eek richesse; 1670
Ne made me to rewe on your distresse;
But moral vertue; grounded upon trouthe;
That was the cause I first hadde on yow routhe!
‘Eek gentil herte and manhod that ye hadde;
And that ye hadde; as me thoughte; in despyt 1675
Every thing that souned in…to badde;
As rudenesse and poeplish appetyt;
And that your reson brydled your delyt;
This made; aboven every creature;
That I was your; and shal; whyl I may dure。 1680
‘And this may lengthe of yeres not for…do;
Ne remuable fortune deface;
But Iuppiter; that of his might may do
The sorwful to be glad; so yeve us grace;
Er nightes ten; to meten in this place; 1685
So that it may your herte and myn suffyse;
And fareth now wel; for tyme is that ye ryse。'
And after that they longe y…pleyned hadde;
And ofte y…kist; and streite in armes folde;
The day gan ryse; and Troilus him cladde; 1690
And rewfulliche his lady gan biholde;
As he that felte dethes cares colde;
And to hir grace he gan him recomaunde;
Wher him was wo; this holde I no demaunde。
For mannes heed imaginen ne can; 1695
Ne entendement considere; ne tonge telle
The cruel peynes of this sorwful man;
That passen every torment doun in helle。
For whan he saugh that she ne mighte dwelle;
Which that his soule out of his herte rente; 1700
With…outen more; out of the chaumbre he wente。
Explicit Liber Quartus。
BOOK V
Incipit Liber Quintus。
Aprochen gan the fatal destinee
That Ioves hath in disposicioun;
And to yow; angry Parcas; sustren three;
Committeth; to don execucioun;
For which Criseyde moste out of the toun; 5
And Troilus shal dwelle forth in pyne
Til Lachesis his threed no lenger twyne。
The golden…tressed Phebus heighe on…lofte
Thryes hadde alle with his bemes shene
The snowes molte; and Zephirus as ofte 10
Y…brought ayein the tendre leves grene;
Sin that the sone of Ecuba the quene
Bigan to love hir first; for whom his sorwe
Was al; that she departe sholde a…morwe。
Ful redy was at pryme Dyomede; 15
Criseyde un…to the Grekes ost to lede;
For sorwe of which she felt hir herte blede;
As she that niste what was best to rede。
And trewely; as men in bokes rede;
Men wiste never womman han the care; 20
Ne was so looth out of a toun to fare。
This Troilus; with…outen reed or lore;
As man that hath his Ioyes eek forlore;
Was waytinge on his lady ever…more
As she that was the soothfast crop and more 25
Of al his lust; or Ioyes here…tofore。
But Troilus; now farewel al thy Ioye;
For shaltow never seen hir eft in Troye!
Soth is; that whyl he bood in this manere;
He gan his wo ful manly for to hyde。 30
That wel unnethe it seen was in his chere;
But at the yate ther she sholde oute ryde
With certeyn folk; he hoved hir tabyde;
So wo bigoon; al wolde he nought him pleyne;
That on his hors unnethe he sat for peyne。 35
For ire he quook; so gan his herte gnawe;
Whan Diomede on horse gan him dresse;
And seyde un…to him…self this ilke sawe;
‘Allas;' quod he; ‘thus foul a wrecchednesse
Why suffre ich it; why nil ich it redresse? 40
Were it not bet at ones for to dye
Than ever…more in langour thus to drye?
‘Why nil I make at ones riche and pore
To have y…nough to done; er that she go?
Why nil I bringe al Troye upon a rore? 45
Why nil I sleen this Diomede also?
Why nil I rather with a man or two
Stele hir a…way? Why wol I this endure?
Why nil I helpen to myn owene cure?'
But why he nolde doon so fel a dede; 50
That shal I seyn; and why him liste it spare;
He hadde in herte alweyes a maner drede;
Lest that Criseyde; in rumour of this fare;
Sholde han ben slayn; lo; this was al his care。
And ellis; certeyn; as I seyde yore; 55
He hadde it doon; with…outen wordes more。
Criseyde; whan she redy was to ryde;
Ful sorwfully she sighte; and seyde ‘Allas!'
But forth she moot; for ought that may bityde;
And forth she rit ful sorwfully a pas。 60
Ther nis non other remedie in this cas。
What wonder is though that hir sore smerte;
Whan she forgoth hir owene swete herte?
This Troilus; in wyse of curteisye;
With hauke on hond; and with an huge route 65
Of knightes; rood and dide hir companye;
Passinge al the valey fer with…oute;
And ferther wolde han riden; out of doute;
Ful fayn; and wo was him to goon so sone;
But torne he moste; and it was eek to done。 70
And right with that was Antenor y…come
Out of the Grekes ost; and every wight
Was of it glad; and seyde he was wel…come。
And Troilus; al nere his herte light;
He peyned him with al his fulle might 75
Him to with…holde of wepinge at the leste;
And Antenor he kiste; and made feste。
And ther…with…al he moste his leve take;
And caste his eye upon hir pitously;
And neer he rood; his cause for to make; 80
To take hir by the honde al sobrely。
And lord! So she gan wepen tendrely!
And he ful softe and sleighly gan hir seye;
‘Now hold your day; and dooth me not to deye。'
With that his courser torned he a…boute 85
With face pale; and un…to Diomede
No word he spak; ne noon of al his route;
Of which the sone of Tydeus took hede;
As he that coude more than the crede
In swich a craft; and by the reyne hir hente; 90
And Troilus to Troye homwarde he wente。
This Diomede; that ladde hir by the brydel;
Whan that he saw the folk of Troye aweye;
Thoughte; ‘Al my labour shal not been on ydel;
If that I may; for somwhat shal I seye; 95
For at the worste it may yet shorte our weye。
I have herd seyd; eek tymes twyes twelve;
〃He is a fool that wol for…yete him…selve。〃'
But natheles this thoughte he wel ynough;
‘That certaynly I am aboute nought; 100
If that I speke of love; or make it tough;
For douteles; if she have in hir thought
Him that I gesse; he may not been y…brought
So sone awey; but I shal finde a mene;
That she not wite as yet shal what I mene。' 105
This Diomede; as he that coude his good;
Whan this was doon; gan fallen forth in speche
Of this and that; and asked why she stood
In swich disese; and gan hir eek biseche;
That if that he encrese mighte or eche 110
With any thing hir ese; that she sholde
Comaunde it him; and seyde he doon it wolde。
For trewely he swoor hir; as a knight;
That ther nas thing with whiche he mighte hir plese;
That he nolde doon his peyne and al his might 115
To doon it; for to doon hir herte an ese。
And preyede hir; she wolde hir sorwe apese;
And seyde; ‘Y…wis; we Grekes con have Ioye
To honouren yow; as wel as folk of Troye。'
He seyde eek thus; ‘I woot; yow thinketh straunge; 120
No wonder is; for it is to yow newe;
Thaqueintaunce of these Troianis to chaunge;
For folk of Grece; that ye never knewe。
But wolde never god but…if as trewe
A Greek ye shulde among us alle