troilus and criseyde-第27章
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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 finde 125
As any Troian is; and eek as kinde。
‘And by the cause I swoor yow right; lo; now;
To been your freend; and helply; to my might;
And for that more aqueintaunce eek of yow
Have ich had than another straunger wight; 130
So fro this forth; I pray yow; day and night;
Comaundeth me; how sore that me smerte;
To doon al that may lyke un…to your herte;
‘And that ye me wolde as your brother trete;
And taketh not my frendship in despyt; 135
And though your sorwes be for thinges grete;
Noot I not why; but out of more respyt;
Myn herte hath for to amende it greet delyt。
And if I may your harmes not redresse;
I am right sory for your hevinesse; 140
‘And though ye Troians with us Grekes wrothe
Han many a day be; alwey yet; pardee;
O god of love in sooth we serven bothe。
And; for the love of god; my lady free;
Whom so ye hate; as beth not wroth with me。 145
For trewely; ther can no wight yow serve;
That half so looth your wraththe wolde deserve。
‘And nere it that we been so neigh the tente
Of Calkas; which that seen us bothe may;
I wolde of this yow telle al myn entente; 150
But this enseled til another day。
Yeve me your hond; I am; and shal ben ay;
God help me so; whyl that my lyf may dure;
Your owene aboven every creature。
‘Thus seyde I never er now to womman born; 155
For god myn herte as wisly glade so;
I lovede never womman here…biforn
As paramours; ne never shal no mo。
And; for the love of god; beth not my fo;
Al can I not to yow; my lady dere; 160
Compleyne aright; for I am yet to lere。
‘And wondreth not; myn owene lady bright;
Though that I speke of love to you thus blyve;
For I have herd or this of many a wight;
Hath loved thing he never saugh his lyve。 165
Eek I am not of power for to stryve
Ayens the god of love; but him obeye
I wol alwey; and mercy I yow preye。
‘Ther been so worthy knightes in this place;
And ye so fair; that everich of hem alle 170
Wol peynen him to stonden in your grace。
But mighte me so fair a grace falle;
That ye me for your servaunt wolde calle;
So lowly ne so trewely you serve
Nil noon of hem; as I shal; til I sterve。' 175
Criseide un…to that purpos lyte answerde;
As she that was with sorwe oppressed so
That; in effect; she nought his tales herde;
But here and there; now here a word or two。
Hir thoughte hir sorwful herte brast a…two。 180
For whan she gan hir fader fer aspye;
Wel neigh doun of hir hors she gan to sye。
But natheles she thonked Diomede
Of al his travaile; and his goode chere;
And that him liste his friendship hir to bede; 185
And she accepteth it in good manere;
And wolde do fayn that is him leef and dere;
And trusten him she wolde; and wel she mighte;
As seyde she; and from hir hors she alighte。
Hir fader hath hir in his armes nome; 190
And tweynty tyme he kiste his doughter swete;
And seyde; ‘O dere doughter myn; wel…come!'
She seyde eek; she was fayn with him to mete;
And stood forth mewet; milde; and mansuete。
But here I leve hir with hir fader dwelle; 195
And forth I wol of Troilus yow telle。
To Troye is come this woful Troilus;
In sorwe aboven alle sorwes smerte;
With felon look; and face dispitous。
Tho sodeinly doun from his hors he sterte; 200
And thorugh his paleys; with a swollen herte;
To chambre he wente; of no…thing took he hede;
Ne noon to him dar speke a word for drede。
And there his sorwes that he spared hadde
He yaf an issue large; and ‘Deeth!' he cryde; 205
And in his throwes frenetyk and madde
He cursed Iove; Appollo; and eek Cupyde;
He cursed Ceres; Bacus; and Cipryde;
His burthe; him…self; his fate; and eek nature;
And; save his lady; every creature。 210
To bedde he goth; and weyleth there and torneth
In furie; as dooth he; Ixion in helle;
And in this wyse he neigh til day soiorneth。
But tho bigan his herte a lyte unswelle
Thorugh teres which that gonnen up to welle; 215
And pitously he cryde up…on Criseyde;
And to him…self right thus he spak; and seyde:
‘Wher is myn owene lady lief and dere;
Wher is hir whyte brest; wher is it; where?
Wher ben hir armes and hir eyen clere; 220
That yesternight this tyme with me were?
Now may I wepe allone many a tere;
And graspe aboute I may; but in this place;
Save a pilowe; I finde nought tenbrace。
‘How shal I do? Whan shal she com ayeyn? 225
I noot; allas! Why leet ich hir to go?
As wolde god; ich hadde as tho be sleyn!
O herte myn; Criseyde; O swete fo!
O lady myn; that I love and no mo!
To whom for ever…mo myn herte I dowe; 230
See how I deye; ye nil me not rescowe!
‘Who seeth yow now; my righte lode…sterre?
Who sit right now or stant in your presence?
Who can conforten now your hertes werre?
Now I am gon; whom yeve ye audience? 235
Who speketh for me right now in myn absence?
Allas; no wight; and that is al my care;
For wel wot I; as yvel as I ye fare。
‘How sholde I thus ten dayes ful endure;
Whan I the firste night have al this tene? 240
How shal she doon eek; sorwful creature?
For tendernesse; how shal she this sustene;
Swich wo for me? O pitous; pale; and grene
Shal been your fresshe wommanliche face
For langour; er ye torne un…to this place。' 245
And whan he fil in any slomeringes;
Anoon biginne he sholde for to grone;
And dremen of the dredfulleste thinges
That mighte been; as; mete he were allone
In place horrible; makinge ay his mone; 250
Or meten that he was amonges alle
His enemys; and in hir hondes falle。
And ther…with…al his body sholde sterte;
And with the stert al sodeinliche awake;
And swich a tremour fele aboute his herte; 255
That of the feer his body sholde quake;
And there…with…al he sholde a noyse make;
And seme as though he sholde falle depe
From heighe a…lofte; and than he wolde wepe;
And rewen on him…self so pitously; 260
That wonder was to here his fantasye。
Another tyme he sholde mightily
Conforte him…self; and seyn it was folye;
So causeles swich drede for to drye;
And eft biginne his aspre sorwes newe; 265
That every man mighte on his sorwes rewe。
Who coude telle aright or ful discryve
His wo; his pleynt; his langour; and his pyne?
Nought al the men that han or been on…lyve。
Thou; redere; mayst thy…self ful wel devyne 270
That swich a wo my wit can not defyne。
On ydel for to wryte it sholde I swinke;
Whan that my wit is wery it to thinke。
On hevene yet the sterres were sene;
Al…though ful pale y…waxen was the mone; 275
And whyten gan the orisonte shene
Al estward; as it woned is for to done。
And Phebus with his rosy carte sone
Gan after that to dresse him up to fare;
Whan Troilus hath sent after Pandare。 280
This Pandare; that of al the day biforn
Ne mighte han comen Troilus to see;
Al…though he on his heed it hadd