troilus and criseyde-第15节
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Avysed wel hir wordes and hir chere;
And Pandarus; in ernestful manere;
Seyde; ‘Alle folk; for goddes love; I preye;
Stinteth right here; and softely yow pleye。
‘Aviseth yow what folk ben here with…inne; 1730
And in what plyt oon is; god him amende!
And inward thus ful softely biginne;
Nece; I conjure and heighly yow defende;
On his half; which that sowle us alle sende;
And in the vertue of corounes tweyne; 1735
Slee nought this man; that hath for yow this peyne!
‘Fy on the devel! Thenk which oon he is;
And in what plyt he lyth; com of anoon;
Thenk al swich taried tyd; but lost it nis!
That wol ye bothe seyn; whan ye ben oon。 1740
Secoundelich; ther yet devyneth noon
Up…on yow two; come of now; if ye conne;
Whyl folk is blent; lo; al the tyme is wonne!
‘In titering; and pursuite; and delayes;
The folk devyne at wagginge of a stree; 1745
And though ye wolde han after merye dayes;
Than dar ye nought; and why? For she; and she
Spak swich a word; thus loked he; and he;
Lest tyme I loste; I dar not with yow dele;
Com of therfore; and bringeth him to hele。' 1750
But now to yow; ye lovers that ben here;
Was Troilus nought in a cankedort;
That lay; and mighte whispringe of hem here;
And thoughte; ‘O lord; right now renneth my sort
Fully to dye; or han anoon comfort'; 1755
And was the firste tyme he shulde hir preye
Of love; O mighty god; what shal he seye?
Explicit Secundus Liber。
BOOK III
Incipit prohemium tercii libri。
O blisful light of whiche the bemes clere 1
Adorneth al the thridde hevene faire!
O sonnes lief; O Ioves doughter dere;
Plesaunce of love; O goodly debonaire;
In gentil hertes ay redy to repaire! 5
O verray cause of hele and of gladnesse;
Y…heried be thy might and thy goodnesse!
In hevene and helle; in erthe and salte see
Is felt thy might; if that I wel descerne;
As man; brid; best; fish; herbe and grene tree 10
Thee fele in tymes with vapour eterne。
God loveth; and to love wol nought werne;
And in this world no lyves creature;
With…outen love; is worth; or may endure。
Ye Ioves first to thilke effectes glade; 15
Thorugh which that thinges liven alle and be;
Comeveden; and amorous him made
On mortal thing; and as yow list; ay ye
Yeve him in love ese or adversitee;
And in a thousand formes doun him sente 20
For love in erthe; and whom yow liste; he hente。
Ye fierse Mars apeysen of his ire;
And; as yow list; ye maken hertes digne;
Algates; hem that ye wol sette a…fyre;
They dreden shame; and vices they resigne; 25
Ye do hem corteys be; fresshe and benigne;
And hye or lowe; after a wight entendeth;
The Ioyes that he hath; your might him sendeth。
Ye holden regne and hous in unitee;
Ye soothfast cause of frendship been also; 30
Ye knowe al thilke covered qualitee
Of thinges which that folk on wondren so;
Whan they can not construe how it may io;
She loveth him; or why he loveth here;
As why this fish; and nought that; comth to were。 35
Ye folk a lawe han set in universe;
And this knowe I by hem that loveres be;
That who…so stryveth with yow hath the werse:
Now; lady bright; for thy benignitee;
At reverence of hem that serven thee; 40
Whos clerk I am; so techeth me devyse
Som Ioye of that is felt in thy servyse。
Ye in my naked herte sentement
Inhelde; and do me shewe of thy swetnesse。
Caliope; thy vois be now present; 45
For now is nede; sestow not my destresse;
How I mot telle anon…right the gladnesse
Of Troilus; to Venus heryinge?
To which gladnes; who nede hath; god him bringe!
Explicit prohemium Tercii Libri。
Incipit Liber Tercius。
Lay al this mene whyle Troilus; 50
Recordinge his lessoun in this manere;
‘Ma fey!' thought he; ‘Thus wole I seye and thus;
Thus wole I pleyne unto my lady dere;
That word is good; and this shal be my chere;
This nil I not foryeten in no wyse。' 55
God leve him werken as he can devyse!
And; lord; so that his herte gan to quappe;
Heringe hir come; and shorte for to syke!
And Pandarus; that ledde hir by the lappe;
Com ner; and gan in at the curtin pyke; 60
And seyde; ‘God do bote on alle syke!
See; who is here yow comen to visyte;
Lo; here is she that is your deeth to wyte。'
Ther…with it semed as he wepte almost;
‘A ha;' quod Troilus so rewfully; 65
‘Wher me be wo; O mighty god; thow wost!
Who is al there? I se nought trewely。'
‘Sire;' quod Criseyde; ‘it is Pandare and I。'
‘Ye; swete herte? Allas; I may nought ryse
To knele; and do yow honour in som wyse。' 70
And dressede him upward; and she right tho
Gan bothe here hondes softe upon him leye;
‘O; for the love of god; do ye not so
To me;' quod she; ‘Ey! What is this to seye?
Sire; come am I to yow for causes tweye; 75
First; yow to thonke; and of your lordshipe eke
Continuance I wolde yow biseke。'
This Troilus; that herde his lady preye
Of lordship him; wex neither quik ne deed;
Ne mighte a word for shame to it seye; 80
Al…though men sholde smyten of his heed。
But lord; so he wex sodeinliche reed;
And sire; his lesson; that he wende conne;
To preyen hir; is thurgh his wit y…ronne。
Cryseyde al this aspyede wel y…nough; 85
For she was wys; and lovede him never…the…lasse;
Al nere he malapert; or made it tough;
Or was to bold; to singe a fool a masse。
But whan his shame gan somwhat to passe;
His resons; as I may my rymes holde; 90
I yow wole telle; as techen bokes olde。
In chaunged vois; right for his verray drede;
Which vois eek quook; and ther…to his manere
Goodly abayst; and now his hewes rede;
Now pale; un…to Criseyde; his lady dere; 95
With look doun cast and humble yolden chere;
Lo; the alderfirste word that him asterte
Was; twyes; ‘Mercy; mercy; swete herte!'
And stinte a whyl; and whan he mighte out…bringe;
The nexte word was; ‘God wot; for I have; 100
As feyfully as I have had konninge;
Ben youres; also god so my sowle save;
And shal til that I; woful wight; be grave。
And though I dar ne can un…to yow pleyne;
Y…wis; I suffre nought the lasse peyne。 105
‘Thus muche as now; O wommanliche wyf;
I may out…bringe; and if this yow displese;
That shal I wreke upon myn owne lyf
Right sone; I trowe; and doon your herte an ese;
If with my deeth your herte I may apese。 110
But sin that ye han herd me som…what seye;
Now recche I never how sone that I deye。'
Ther…with his manly sorwe to biholde;
It mighte han maad an herte of stoon to rewe;
And Pandare weep as he to watre wolde; 115
And poked ever his nece newe and newe;
And seyde; ‘Wo bigon ben hertes trewe!
For love of god; make of this thing an ende;
Or slee us bothe at ones; er that ye wende。'
‘I? What?' quod she; ‘By god and by my trouthe; 120
I noot nought what ye wilne that I seye。'
‘I? What?' quod he; ‘That ye han on him routhe;
For goddes love; and doth him nought to deye。'
‘Now thanne thus;' quod she; ‘I wolde him preye
To telle me the fyn of his entente; 125
Yet wist I never wel what that he mente。'
‘What that I mene; O swete herte dere?'
Quod Troilus; ‘O goodly; fresshe free!
That; with the stremes of your eyen clere;
Ye wolde som…tyme freendly on me see; 130
And thanne agreen that I may ben he;
With…oute braunche of vyce on any wyse;
In trouthe alwey to doon yow my servyse;
‘As to my lady right and chief resort;
With al my wit and al my diligence; 135
And I to han; right as yow list; comfort;
Under your yerde; egal to myn offence;
As deeth; if that I breke your defence;
And that ye deigne me so muche honoure;
Me to comaunden ought in any houre。 140
‘And I to ben your verray humble trewe;
Secret; and in my paynes pacient;
And ever…mo desire freshly newe;
To serven; and been y…lyke ay diligent;
And; with good herte; al holly your talent 145
Receyven wel; how sore that me smerte;
Lo; this mene I; myn owene swete herte。'
Quod Pandarus; ‘Lo; here an hard request;
And resonable; a lady for to werne!
Now; nece myn; by natal Ioves fest; 150
Were I a god; ye sholde sterve as yerne;
That heren wel; this man wol no…thing yerne
But your honour; and seen him almost sterve;
And been so looth to suffren him yow serve。'
With that she gan hir eyen on him caste 155
Ful esily; and ful debonairly;
Avysing hir; and hyed not to faste
With never a word; but seyde him softely;
‘Myn honour sauf; I wol wel trewely;
And in swich forme as he can now devyse; 160
Receyven him fully to my servyse;
‘Biseching him; for goddes love; that he
Wolde; in honour of trouthe and gentilesse;
As I wel mene; eek mene wel to me;
And myn honour; with wit and besinesse 165
Ay kepe; and if I may don him gladnesse;
From hennes…forth; y…wis; I nil not feyne:
Now beeth al hool; no lenger ye ne pleyne。
‘But nathelees; this warne I yow;' quod she;
‘A kinges son