troilus and criseyde-第37节
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Shal been agast that Grekes wol hem shende。
And men shul drede; un…to the worldes ende;
From hennes…forth to ravisshe any quene; 895
So cruel shal our wreche on hem be sene。
‘And but…if Calkas lede us with ambages;
That is to seyn; with double wordes slye;
Swich as men clepe a 〃word with two visages;〃
Ye shal wel knowen that I nought ne lye; 900
And al this thing right seen it with your ye;
And that anoon; ye nil not trowe how sone;
Now taketh heed; for it is for to done。
‘What wene ye your wyse fader wolde
Han yeven Antenor for yow anoon; 905
If he ne wiste that the citee sholde
Destroyed been? Why; nay; so mote I goon!
He knew ful wel ther shal not scapen oon
That Troyan is; and for the grete fere;
He dorste not; ye dwelte lenger there。 910
‘What wole ye more; lufsom lady dere?
Lat Troye and Troyan fro your herte pace!
Dryf out that bittre hope; and make good chere;
And clepe ayein the beautee of your face;
That ye with salte teres so deface。 915
For Troye is brought in swich a Iupartye;
That; it to save; is now no remedye。
‘And thenketh wel; ye shal in Grekes finde;
A more parfit love; er it be night;
Than any Troian is; and more kinde; 920
And bet to serven yow wol doon his might。
And if ye vouche sauf; my lady bright;
I wol ben he to serven yow my…selve;
Yee; lever than he lord of Greces twelve!'
And with that word he gan to waxen reed; 925
And in his speche a litel wight he quook;
And caste a…syde a litel wight his heed;
And stinte a whyle; and afterward awook;
And sobreliche on hir he threw his look;
And seyde; ‘I am; al be it yow no Ioye; 930
As gentil man as any wight in Troye。
‘For if my fader Tydeus;' he seyde;
‘Y…lived hadde; I hadde been; er this;
Of Calidoine and Arge a king; Criseyde!
And so hope I that I shal yet; y…wis。 935
But he was slayn; allas! The more harm is;
Unhappily at Thebes al to rathe;
Polymites and many a man to scathe。
‘But herte myn; sin that I am your man;
And been the ferste of whom I seche grace; 940
To serven you as hertely as I can;
And ever shal; whyl I to live have space;
So; er that I departe out of this place;
Ye wol me graunte; that I may to…morwe;
At bettre leyser; telle yow my sorwe。' 945
What shold I telle his wordes that he seyde?
He spak y…now; for o day at the meste;
It preveth wel; he spak so that Criseyde
Graunted; on the morwe; at his requeste;
For to speken with him at the leste; 950
So that he nolde speke of swich matere;
And thus to him she seyde; as ye may here:
As she that hadde hir herte on Troilus
So faste; that ther may it noon arace;
And straungely she spak; and seyde thus; 955
‘O Diomede; I love that ilke place
Ther I was born; and Ioves; for his grace;
Delivere it sone of al that doth it care!
God; for thy might; so leve it wel to fare!
‘That Grekes wolde hir wraththe on Troye wreke; 960
If that they mighte; I knowe it wel; y…wis。
But it shal not bifallen as ye speke;
And god to…forn; and ferther over this;
I wot my fader wys and redy is;
And that he me hath bought; as ye me tolde; 965
So dere; I am the more un…to him holde。
‘That Grekes been of heigh condicioun;
I woot eek wel; but certein; men shal finde
As worthy folk with…inne Troye toun;
As conning; and as parfit and as kinde; 970
As been bitwixen Orcades and Inde。
And that ye coude wel your lady serve;
I trowe eek wel; hir thank for to deserve。
‘But as to speke of love; y…wis;' she seyde;
‘I hadde a lord; to whom I wedded was; 975
The whos myn herte al was; til that he deyde;
And other love; as helpe me now Pallas;
Ther in myn herte nis; ne nevere was。
And that ye been of noble and heigh kinrede;
I have wel herd it tellen; out of drede。 980
‘And that doth me to han so gret a wonder;
That ye wol scornen any womman so。
Eek; god wot; love and I be fer a…sonder!
I am disposed bet; so mote I go;
Un…to my deeth; to pleyne and maken wo。 985
What I shal after doon; I can not seye;
But trewely; as yet me list not pleye。
‘Myn herte is now in tribulacioun;
And ye in armes bisy; day by day。
Here…after; whan ye wonnen han the toun; 990
Paraunter; thanne so it happen may;
That whan I see that I never er say;
Than wole I werke that I never wroughte!
This word to yow y…nough suffysen oughte。
‘To…morwe eek wol I speken with yow fayn; 995
So that ye touchen nought of this matere。
And whan yow list; ye may come here ayeyn;
And; er ye gon; thus muche I seye yow here;
As help me Pallas with hir heres clere;
If that I sholde of any Greek han routhe; 1000
It sholde be your…selven; by my trouthe!
‘I sey not therfore that I wol yow love;
Ne I sey not nay; but in conclusioun;
I mene wel; by god that sit above:'
And ther…with…al she caste hir eyen doun; 1005
And gan to syke; and seyde; ‘O Troye toun;
Yet bidde I god; in quiete and in reste
I may yow seen; or do myn herte breste。'
But in effect; and shortly for to seye;
This Diomede al freshly newe ayeyn 1010
Gan pressen on; and faste hir mercy preye;
And after this; the sothe for to seyn;
Hir glove he took; of which he was ful fayn。
And fynally; whan it was waxen eve;
And al was wel; he roos and took his leve。 1015
The brighte Venus folwede and ay taughte
The wey; ther brode Phebus doun alighte;
And Cynthea hir char…hors over…raughte
To whirle out of the Lyon; if she mighte;
And Signifer his candelse shewed brighte; 1020
Whan that Criseyde un…to hir bedde wente
In…with hir fadres faire brighte tente。
Retorning in hir soule ay up and doun
The wordes of this sodein Diomede;
His greet estat; and peril of the toun; 1025
And that she was allone and hadde nede
Of freendes help; and thus bigan to brede
The cause why; the sothe for to telle;
That she tok fully purpos for to dwelle。
The morwe com; and goostly for to speke; 1030
This Diomede is come un…to Criseyde;
And shortly; lest that ye my tale breke;
So wel he for him…selve spak and seyde;
That alle hir sykes sore adoun he leyde。
And fynally; the sothe for to seyne; 1035
He refte hir of the grete of al hir peyne。
And after this the story telleth us;
That she him yaf the faire baye stede;
The which he ones wan of Troilus;
And eek a broche (and that was litel nede) 1040
That Troilus was; she yaf this Diomede。
And eek; the bet from sorwe him to releve;
She made him were a pencel of hir sleve。
I finde eek in stories elles…where;
Whan through the body hurt was Diomede 1045
Of Troilus; tho weep she many a tere;
Whan that she saugh his wyde woundes blede;
And that she took to kepen him good hede;
And for to hele him of his sorwes smerte。
Men seyn; I not; that she yaf him hir herte。 1050
But trewely; the story telleth us;
Ther made never womman more wo
Than she; whan that she falsed Troilus。
She seyde; ‘Allas! For now is clene a…go
My name of trouthe in love; for ever…mo! 1055
For I have falsed oon; the gentileste
That ever was; and oon the worthieste!
‘Allas; of me; un…to the worldes ende;
Shal neither been y…writen nor y…songe
No good word; for thise bokes wol me shende。 1060
O; rolled shal I been on many a tonge;
Through…out the world my belle shal be ronge;
And wommen most wol hate me of alle。
Allas; that swich a cas me sholde falle!
‘They wol seyn; in as muche as in me is; 1065
I have hem don dishonour; weylawey!
Al be I not the first that dide amis;
What helpeth that to do my blame awey?
But sin I see there is no bettre way;
And that to late is now for me to rewe; 1070
To Diomede algate I wol be trewe。
‘But Troilus; sin I no better may;
And sin that thus departen ye and I;
Yet preye I god; so yeve yow right good day
As for the gentileste; trewely; 1075
That ever I say; to serven feithfully;
And best can ay his lady honour kepe:'
And with that word she brast anon to wepe。
‘And certes yow ne haten shal I never;
And freendes love; that shal ye han of me; 1080
And my good word; al mighte I liven ever。
And; trewely; I wolde sory be
For to seen yow in adversitee。
And giltelees; I woot wel; I yow leve;
But al shal passe; and thus take I my leve。' 1085
But trewely; how longe it was bitwene;
That she for…sook him for this Diomede;
Ther is non auctor telleth it; I wene。
Take every man now to his bokes hede;
He shal no terme finden; out of drede。 1090
For though that he bigan to wowe hir sone;
Er he hir wan; yet was ther more to done。
Ne me ne list this sely womman chyde
Ferther than the story wol devyse。
Hir name; allas! Is publisshed so wyde; 1095
That for hir gilt it oughte y…noe suffyse。
And if I mighte excuse hir any wyse;
For she so sory was for hir untrouthe;
Y…wis; I wolde excuse hir yet for routhe。
This Troilus; as I biforn have told; 1100
Thus dryveth forth; as wel as he hath mi