troilus and criseyde-第24章
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Were fals and foul; and wikked corsednesse。
‘Eek this is an opinioun of somme 995
That han hir top ful heighe and smothe y…shore;
They seyn right thus; that thing is not to come
For that the prescience hath seyn bifore
That it shal come; but they seyn that therfore
That it shal come; therfore the purveyaunce 1000
Wot it biforn with…outen ignoraunce;
‘And in this manere this necessitee
Retorneth in his part contrarie agayn。
For needfully bihoveth it not to be
That thilke thinges fallen in certayn 1005
That ben purveyed; but nedely; as they seyn;
Bihoveth it that thinges; whiche that falle;
That they in certayn ben purveyed alle。
‘I mene as though I laboured me in this;
To enqueren which thing cause of which thing be; 1010
As whether that the prescience of god is
The certayn cause of the necessitee
Of thinges that to comen been; pardee;
Or if necessitee of thing cominge
Be cause certeyn of the purveyinge。 1015
‘But now ne enforce I me nat in shewinge
How the ordre of causes stant; but wel wot I;
That it bihoveth that the bifallinge
Of thinges wist biforen certeynly
Be necessarie; al seme it not ther…by 1020
That prescience put falling necessaire
To thing to come; al falle it foule or faire。
‘For if ther sit a man yond on a see;
Than by necessitee bihoveth it
That; certes; thyn opinioun soth be; 1025
That wenest or coniectest that he sit;
And ferther…over now ayenward yit;
Lo; right so it is of the part contrarie;
As thus; (now herkne; for I wol not tarie):
‘I seye; that if the opinioun of thee 1030
Be sooth; for that he sit; than seye I this;
That he mot sitten by necessitee;
And thus necessitee in either is。
For in him nede of sittinge is; y…wis;
And in thee nede of sooth; and thus; forsothe; 1035
Ther moot necessitee ben in yow bothe。
‘But thou mayst seyn; the man sit not therfore;
That thyn opinioun of sitting soth is;
But rather; for the man sit ther bifore;
Therfore is thyn opinioun sooth; y…wis。 1040
And I seye; though the cause of sooth of this
Comth of his sitting; yet necessitee
Is entrechaunged; bothe in him and thee。
‘Thus on this same wyse; out of doutaunce;
I may wel maken; as it semeth me; 1045
My resoninge of goddes purveyaunce;
And of the thinges that to comen be;
By whiche reson men may wel y…see;
That thilke thinges that in erthe falle;
That by necessitee they comen alle。 1050
‘For al…though that; for thing shal come; y…wis;
Therfore is it purveyed; certaynly;
Nat that it comth for it purveyed is:
Yet nathelees; bihoveth it nedfully;
That thing to come be purveyed; trewely; 1055
Or elles; thinges that purveyed be;
That they bityden by necessitee。
‘And this suffyseth right y…now; certeyn;
For to destroye our free chois every del。
But now is this abusion; to seyn; 1060
That fallinge of the thinges temporel
Is cause of goddes prescience eternel。
Now trewely; that is a fals sentence;
That thing to come sholde cause his prescience。
‘What mighte I wene; and I hadde swich a thought; 1065
But that god purveyth thing that is to come
For that it is to come; and elles nought?
So mighte I wene that thinges alle and some;
That whylom been bifalle and over…come;
Ben cause of thilke sovereyn purveyaunce; 1070
That for…wot al with…outen ignoraunce。
‘And over al this; yet seye I more herto;
That right as whan I woot ther is a thing;
Y…wis; that thing mot nedefully be so;
Eek right so; whan I woot a thing coming; 1075
So mot it come; and thus the bifalling
Of thinges that ben wist bifore the tyde;
They mowe not been eschewed on no syde。'
Than seyde he thus; ‘Almighty Iove in trone;
That wost of al this thing the soothfastnesse; 1080
Rewe on my sorwe; or do me deye sone;
Or bring Criseyde and me fro this distresse。'
And whyl he was in al this hevinesse;
Disputinge with him…self in this matere;
Com Pandare in; and seyde as ye may here。 1085
‘O mighty god;' quod Pandarus; ‘in trone;
Ey! Who seigh ever a wys man faren so?
Why; Troilus; what thenkestow to done?
Hastow swich lust to been thyn owene fo?
What; parde; yet is not Criseyde a…go! 1090
Why list thee so thy…self for…doon for drede;
That in thyn heed thyn eyen semen dede?
‘Hastow not lived many a yeer biforn
With…outen hir; and ferd ful wel at ese?
Artow for hir and for non other born? 1095
Hath kinde thee wroughte al…only hir to plese?
Lat be; and thenk right thus in thy disese。
That; in the dees right as ther fallen chaunces;
Right so in love; ther come and goon plesaunces。
‘And yet this is a wonder most of alle; 1100
Why thou thus sorwest; sin thou nost not yit;
Touching hir goinge; how that it shal falle;
Ne if she can hir…self distorben it。
Thou hast not yet assayed al hir wit。
A man may al by tyme his nekke bede 1105
Whan it shal of; and sorwen at the nede。
‘For…thy take hede of that that I shal seye;
I have with hir y…spoke and longe y…be;
So as accorded was bitwixe us tweye。
And ever…mor me thinketh thus; that she 1110
Hath som…what in hir hertes prevetee;
Wher…with she can; if I shal right arede;
Distorbe al this; of which thou art in drede。
‘For which my counseil is; whan it is night;
Thou to hir go; and make of this an ende; 1115
And blisful Iuno; thourgh hir grete mighte;
Shal; as I hope; hir grace un…to us sende。
Myn herte seyth; 〃Certeyn; she shal not wende;〃
And for…thy put thyn herte a whyle in reste;
And hold this purpos; for it is the beste。' 1120
This Troilus answerde; and sighte sore;
‘Thou seyst right wel; and I wil do right so;'
And what him liste; he seyde un…to it more。
And whan that it was tyme for to go;
Ful prevely him…self; with…outen mo; 1125
Un…to hir com; as he was wont to done;
And how they wroughte; I shal yow telle sone。
Soth is; that whan they gonne first to mete;
So gan the peyne hir hertes for to twiste;
That neither of hem other mighte grete; 1130
But hem in armes toke and after kiste。
The lasse wofulle of hem bothe niste
Wher that he was; ne mighte o word out…bringe;
As I seyde erst; for wo and for sobbinge。
Tho woful teres that they leten falle 1135
As bittre weren; out of teres kinde;
For peyne; as is ligne aloes or galle。
So bittre teres weep nought; as I finde;
The woful Myrra through the bark and rinde。
That in this world ther nis so hard an herte; 1140
That nolde han rewed on hir peynes smerte。
But whan hir woful wery gostes tweyne
Retorned been ther…as hem oughte dwelle;
And that som…what to wayken gan the peyne
By lengthe of pleynte; and ebben gan the welle 1145
Of hire teres; and the herte unswelle;
With broken voys; al hoors for…shright; Criseyde
To Troilus thise ilke wordes seyde:
‘O Iove; I deye; and mercy I beseche!
Help; Troilus!' And ther…with…al hir face 1150
Upon his brest she leyde; and loste speche;
Hir woful spirit from his propre place;
Right with the word; alwey up poynt to pace。
And thus she lyth with hewes pale and grene;
That whylom fresh and fairest was to sene。 1155
This Troilus; that on hir gan biholde;
Clepinge hir name; (and she lay as for deed;
With…oute answere; and felte hir limes colde;
Hir eyen throwen upward to hir heed);
This sorwful man can now noon other reed; 1160
But ofte tyme hir colde mouth he kiste;
Wher him was wo; god and him…self it wiste!
He rist him up; and long streight he hir leyde;
For signe of lyf; for ought he can or may;
Can he noon finde in no…thing on Criseyde; 1165
For which his song ful ofte is ‘weylaway!'
But whan he saugh that specheles she lay;
With sorwful voys and herte of blisse al bare;
He seyde how she was fro this world y…fare!
So after that he longe hadde hir compleyned; 1170
His hondes wrong; and seyde that was to seye;
And with his teres salte hir brest bireyned;
He gan tho teris wypen of ful dreye;
And pitously gan for the soule preye;
And seyde; ‘O lord; that set art in thy trone; 1175
Rewe eek on me; for I shal folwe hir sone!'
She cold was and with…outen sentement;
For aught he woot; for breeth ne felte he noon;
And this was him a preignant argument
That she was forth out of this world agoon; 1180
And whan he seigh ther was non other woon;
He gan hir limes dresse in swich manere
As men don hem that shul be leyd on bere。
And after this; with sterne and cruel herte;
His swerd a…noon out of his shethe he twighte; 1185
Him…self to sleen; how sore that him smerte;
So that his sowle hir sowle folwen mighte;
Ther…as the doom of Mynos wolde it dighte;
Sin love and cruel Fortune it ne wolde;
That in this world he lenger liven sholde。 1190
Thanne seyde he thus; fulfild of heigh desdayn;
‘O cruel Iove; and thou; Fortune adverse;
This al and som; that falsly have ye slayn
Criseyde; and sin ye may do me no werse;
Fy on your might and werkes so diverse! 1195
Thus cowardly ye shul me never winne;
Ther shal no deeth me fro my lady twinne。
‘For I this world; sin ye han slayn hir thus;
Wol lete; and folowe hir spirit lowe or hye;
Shal never lover seyn that Troilus 1200
Dar not; for fere; with his lady dye;
For certeyn; I wol bere hir companye。
But sin ye wol not suffre us liven here;
Yet suffreth that our soules ben y…fere。
‘And thou; citee; whiche that I leve in wo; 1205
And thou; Pryam; and bretheren al y…fere;
And thou; my moder; farwel! For I go;
And Attropos; make redy thou my bere!
And thou; Criseyde; o swete herte dere;
Receyve now my spirit!' wolde he seye; 1210
With swerd at herte; al redy for to deye
But as god wolde; of swough ther…with she abreyde;
And gan to syke; and ‘Troilus' she cryde;
And he answerde; ‘Lady myn Criseyde;
Live ye yet?' and leet his swerd doun glyde。 1215
‘Ye; herte myn; that thanked be Cupyde!'
Quod she; and ther…with…al she sore sighte;
And he bigan to glade hir as he mighte;
Took hir in armes two; and kiste hir ofte;
And hir to glade he dide al his entente; 1220
For which hir goost; that flikered ay on…lofte;
In…to hir woful herte ayein it wente。
But at the laste; as that hir eyen glente
A…syde; anoon she gan his swerd aspye;
As it lay bare; and gan for fere crye; 1225
And asked him; why he it hadde out…drawe?
And Troilus anoon the cause hir tolde;
And how himself ther…with he wolde have slawe。
For which Criseyde up…on him gan biholde;
And gan him in hir armes faste folde; 1230
And seyde; ‘O mercy; god; lo; which a dede!
Allas! How neigh we were bothe dede!
‘Thanne if I ne hadde spoken; as grace was;
Ye wolde han slayn your…self anoon?' quod she。
‘Ye; douteless;' and she answerde; ‘Allas! 1235
For; by that ilke lord that made me;
I nolde a forlong wey on…lyve han be;
After your deeth; to han been crouned quene
Of al the lond the sonne on shyneth shene。