troilus and criseyde-第3章
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But than fel to this Troylus such wo;
That he was wel neigh wood; for ay his drede
Was this; that she som wight had loved so; 500
That never of him she wolde have taken hede;
For whiche him thoughte he felte his herte blede。
Ne of his wo ne dorste he not biginne
To tellen it; for al this world to winne。
But whanne he hadde a space fro his care; 505
Thus to him…self ful ofte he gan to pleyne;
He sayde; ‘O fool; now art thou in the snare;
That whilom Iapedest at loves peyne;
Now artow hent; now gnaw thyn owene cheyne;
Thou were ay wont eche lovere reprehende 510
Of thing fro which thou canst thee nat defende。
‘What wol now every lover seyn of thee;
If this be wist; but ever in thyn absence
Laughen in scorn; and seyn; ‘Lo; ther gooth he;
That is the man of so gret sapience; 515
That held us lovers leest in reverence!
Now; thonked be god; he may goon in the daunce
Of hem that Love list febly for to avaunce!'
‘But; O thou woful Troilus; god wolde;
Sin thou most loven thurgh thi destinee; 520
That thow beset were on swich oon that sholde
Knowe al thy wo; al lakkede hir pitee:
But al so cold in love; towardes thee;
Thy lady is; as frost in winter mone;
And thou fordoon; as snow in fyr is sone。' 525
‘God wolde I were aryved in the port
Of deth; to which my sorwe wil me lede!
A; lord; to me it were a gret comfort;
Than were I quit of languisshing in drede。
For by myn hidde sorwe y…blowe on brede 530
I shal bi…Iaped been a thousand tyme
More than that fool of whos folye men ryme。
‘But now help god; and ye; swete; for whom
I pleyne; y…caught; ye; never wight so faste!
O mercy; dere herte; and help me from 535
The deeth; for I; whyl that my lyf may laste;
More than my…self wol love yow to my laste。
And with som freendly look gladeth me; swete;
Though never more thing ye me bi…hete!'
This wordes and ful manye an…other to 540
He spak; and called ever in his compleynte
Hir name; for to tellen hir his wo;
Til neigh that he in salte teres dreynte。
Al was for nought; she herde nought his pleynte;
And whan that he bithoughte on that folye; 545
A thousand fold his wo gan multiplye。
Bi…wayling in his chambre thus allone;
A freend of his; that called was Pandare;
Com ones in unwar; and herde him grone;
And say his freend in swich distresse and care:
‘Allas!' quod he; ‘who causeth al this fare? 551
O mercy; god! What unhap may this mene?
Han now thus sone Grekes maad yow lene?
‘Or hastow som remors of conscience;
And art now falle in som devocioun; 555
And waylest for thy sinne and thyn offence;
And hast for ferde caught attricioun?
God save hem that bi…seged han our toun;
And so can leye our Iolyte on presse;
And bring our lusty folk to holinesse!' 560
These wordes seyde he for the nones alle;
That with swich thing he mighte him angry maken;
And with an angre don his sorwe falle;
As for the tyme; and his corage awaken;
But wel he wist; as fer as tonges spaken; 565
Ther nas a man of gretter hardinesse
Than he; ne more desired worthinesse。
‘What cas;' quod Troilus; ‘or what aventure
Hath gyded thee to see my languisshinge;
That am refus of euery creature? 570
But for the love of god; at my preyinge;
Go henne a…way; for certes; my deyinge
Wol thee disese; and I mot nedes deye;
Ther…for go wey; ther is no more to seye。
‘But if thou wene I be thus sik for drede; 575
It is not so; and ther…for scorne nought;
Ther is a…nother thing I take of hede
Wel more than ought the Grekes han y…wrought;
Which cause is of my deeth; for sorwe and thought。
But though that I now telle thee it ne leste; 580
Be thou nought wrooth; I hyde it for the beste。'
This Pandare; that neigh malt for wo and routhe;
Ful often seyde; ‘Allas! what may this be?
Now freend;' quod he; ‘if ever love or trouthe
Hath been; or is; bi…twixen thee and me; 585
Ne do thou never swiche a crueltee
To hyde fro thy freend so greet a care;
Wostow nought wel that it am I; Pandare?
‘I wole parten with thee al thy peyne;
If it be so I do thee no comfort; 590
As it is freendes right; sooth for to seyne;
To entreparten wo; as glad desport。
I have; and shal; for trewe or fals report;
In wrong and right y…loved thee al my lyve;
Hyd not thy wo fro me; but telle it blyve。' 595
Than gan this sorwful Troilus to syke;
And seyde him thus; 〃God leve it be my beste
To telle it thee; for sith it may thee lyke;
Yet wole I telle it; though myn herte breste;
And wel wot I thou mayst do me no reste。 600
But lest thow deme I truste not to thee;
Now herkne; freend; for thus it stant with me。
‘Love; a…yeins the which who…so defendeth
Him…selven most; him alder…lest avayleth;
With disespeir so sorwfully me offendeth; 605
That streyght un…to the deeth myn herte sayleth。
Ther…to desyr so brenningly me assaylleth;
That to ben slayn it were a gretter Ioye
To me than king of Grece been and Troye!
‘Suffiseth this; my fulle freend Pandare; 610
That I have seyd; for now wostow my wo;
And for the love of god; my colde care
So hyd it wel; I telle it never to mo;
For harmes mighte folwen; mo than two;
If it were wist; but be thou in gladnesse; 615
And lat me sterve; unknowe; of my distresse。'
‘How hastow thus unkindely and longe
Hid this fro me; thou fool?' quod Pandarus;
‘Paraunter thou might after swich oon longe;
That myn avys anoon may helpen us。' 620
‘This were a wonder thing;' quod Troylus;
‘Thou coudest never in love thy…selven wisse;
How devel maystow bringen me to blisse?'
‘Ye; Troilus; now herke;' quod Pandare;
‘Though I be nyce; it happeth ofte so; 625
That oon that exces doth ful yvele fare;
By good counseyl can kepe his freend ther…fro。
I have my…self eek seyn a blind man go
Ther…as he fel that coude loke wyde;
A fool may eek a wys man ofte gyde。 630
‘A whetston is no kerving instrument;
And yet it maketh sharpe kerving…tolis。
And ther thou woost that I have ought miswent;
Eschewe thou that; for swich thing to thee scole is;
Thus ofte wyse men ben war by folis。 635
If thou do so; thy wit is wel biwared;
By his contrarie is every thing declared。
‘For how might ever sweetnesse have be knowe
To him that never tasted bitternesse?
Ne no man may be inly glad; I trowe; 640
That never was in sorwe or som distresse;
Eek whyt by blak; by shame eek worthinesse;
Ech set by other; more for other semeth;
As men may see; and so the wyse it demeth。
‘Sith thus of two contraries is a lore; 645
I; that have in love so ofte assayed
Grevaunces; oughte conne; and wel the more
Counsayllen thee of that thou art amayed。
Eek thee ne oughte nat ben yvel apayed;
Though I desyre with thee for to bere 650
Thyn hevy charge; it shal the lasse dere。
‘I woot wel that it fareth thus by me
As to thy brother Parys an herdesse;
Which that y…cleped was Oenone;
Wrot in a compleynte of hir hevinesse: 655
Ye say the lettre that she wroot; y gesse?'
‘Nay; never yet; y…wis;' quod Troilus。
‘Now;' quod Pandare; ‘herkneth; it was thus。
〃Phebus; that first fond art of medicyne;'
Quod she; ‘and coude in every wightes care 660
Remede and reed; by herbes he knew fyne;
Yet to him…self his conning was ful bare;
For love hadde him so bounden in a snare;
Al for the doughter of the kinge Admete;
That al his craft ne coude his sorwe bete。〃 665
‘Right so fare I; unhappily for me;
I love oon best; and that me smerteth sore;
And yet; paraunter; can I rede thee;
And not my…self; repreve me no more。
I have no cause; I woot wel; for to sore 670
As doth an hauk that listeth for to pleye;
But to thyn help yet somwhat can I seye。
‘And of o thing right siker maystow be;
That certayn; for to deyen in the peyne;
That I shal never…mo discoveren thee; 675
Ne; by my trouthe; I kepe nat restreyne
Thee fro thy love; thogh that it were Eleyne;
That is thy brotheres wif; if ich it wiste;
Be what she be; and love hir as thee liste。
‘Therfore; as freend fullich in me assure; 680
And tel me plat what is thyn enchesoun;
And final cause of wo that ye endure;
For douteth no…thing; myn entencioun
Nis nought to yow of reprehencioun;
To speke as now; for no wight may bireve 685
A man to love; til that him list to leve。
‘And witeth wel; that bothe two ben vyces;
Mistrusten alle; or elles alle leve;
But wel I woot; the mene of it no vyce is;
For to trusten sum wight is a preve 690
Of trouthe; and for…thy wolde I fayn remeve
Thy wrong conseyte; and do thee som wight triste;
Thy wo to telle; and tel me; if thee liste。
‘The wyse seyth; 〃Wo him that is allone;
For; and he falle; he hath noon help to ryse;〃 695
And sith thou hast a felawe; tel thy mone;
For this nis not; certeyn; the nexte wyse
To winnen love; as techen us the wyse;
To walwe and wepe as Niobe the quene;
Whos teres yet in marbel been y…sene。 700
‘Lat be thy weping and thi drerinesse;
And lat us lissen wo with other speche;
So may thy woful tyme seme lesse。
Delyte not in wo thy wo to seche;
As doon thise foles that hir sorwes eche 705
With sorwe; whan they han misaventure;
And listen nought to seche hem other cure。
‘Men seyn; 〃To wrecche is consolacioun
To have an…other felawe in his peyne;〃
That oughte wel ben our opinioun; 710
For; bothe thou and I; of love we pleyne;
So ful of sorwe am I; soth for to seyne;
That certeynly no more harde grace
May sitte on me; for…why ther is no space。
‘If god wole thou art not agast of me; 715
Lest I wolde of thy lady thee bigyle;
Thow wost thy…self whom that I love; pardee;
As I best can; gon sithen longe whyle。
And sith thou wost I do it for no wyle;
And sith I am he that thou tristest most; 720
Tel me sumwhat; sin al my wo thou wost。'
Yet Troilus; for al this; no word seyde;
But longe he ley as stille as he ded were;
And after this with sykinge he abreyde;
And to Pandarus voys he lente his ere; 725
And up his eyen caste he; that in fere
Was Pandarus; lest that in frenesye
He sholde falle; or elles sone dye;
And cryde ‘A…wake' ful wonderly and sharpe;
‘What? Slombrestow as in a lytargye? 730
Or artow lyk an asse to the harpe;
That hereth soun; whan men the strenges plye;
But in his minde of that no melodye
May sinken; him to glade; for that he
So dul is of his bestialitee?' 735
And with that; Pandare of his wordes stente;
And Troilus yet him no word answerde;
For…why to telle nas not his entente
To never no man; for whom that he so ferde。
For it is seyd; ‘Man maketh ofte a yerde 740
With which the maker is him…self y…beten
In sondry maner;' as thise wyse treten;
And namely; in his counseyl tellinge
That toucheth love that oughte be secree;
For of him…self it wolde y…nough out…springe; 745
But…if that it the bet governed be。