第 36 节
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Upon the freisshe welles brinke;
And after that out of the plein
He torneth to the wode ayein。 1410
And Tisbee dorste noght remue;
Bot as a bridd which were in Mue
Withinne a buissh sche kepte hire clos
So stille that sche noght aros;
Unto hirself and pleigneth ay。
And fell; whil that sche there lay;
This Piramus cam after sone
Unto the welle; and be the Mone
He fond hire wimpel blodi there。
Cam nevere yit to mannes Ere 1420
Tidinge; ne to mannes sihte
Merveile; which so sore aflihte
A mannes herte; as it tho dede
To him; which in the same stede
With many a wofull compleignynge
Began his handes forto wringe;
As he which demeth sikerly
That sche be ded: and sodeinly
His swerd al nakid out he breide
In his folhaste; and thus he seide: 1430
〃I am cause of this felonie;
So it is resoun that I die;
As sche is ded be cause of me。〃
And with that word upon his kne
He fell; and to the goddes alle
Up to the hevene he gan to calle;
And preide; sithen it was so
That he may noght his love as tho
Have in this world; that of her grace
He miht hire have in other place; 1440
For hiere wolde he noght abide;
He seith: bot as it schal betide;
The Pomel of his swerd to grounde
He sette; and thurgh his herte a wounde
He made up to the bare hilte:
And in this wise himself he spilte
With his folhaste and deth he nam;
For sche withinne a while cam;
Wher he lai ded upon his knif。
So wofull yit was nevere lif 1450
As Tisbee was; whan sche him sih:
Sche mihte noght o word on hih
Speke oute; for hire herte schette;
That of hir lif no pris sche sette;
Bot ded swounende doun sche fell。
Til after; whanne it so befell
That sche out of hire traunce awok;
With many a wofull pitous lok
Hire yhe alwei among sche caste
Upon hir love; and ate laste 1460
Sche cawhte breth and seide thus:
〃O thou which cleped art Venus;
Goddesse of love; and thou; Cupide;
Which loves cause hast forto guide;
I wot now wel that ye be blinde;
Of thilke unhapp which I now finde
Only betwen my love and me。
This Piramus; which hiere I se
Bledende; what hath he deserved?
For he youre heste hath kept and served; 1470
And was yong and I bothe also:
Helas; why do ye with ous so?
Ye sette oure herte bothe afyre;
And maden ous such thing desire
Wherof that we no skile cowthe;
Bot thus oure freisshe lusti yowthe
Withoute joie is al despended;
Which thing mai nevere ben amended:
For as of me this wol I seie;
That me is levere forto deie 1480
Than live after this sorghful day。〃
And with this word; where as he lay;
Hire love in armes sche embraseth;
Hire oghne deth and so pourchaseth
That now sche wepte and nou sche kiste;
Til ate laste; er sche it wiste;
So gret a sorwe is to hire falle;
Which overgoth hire wittes alle。
As sche which mihte it noght asterte;
The swerdes point ayein hire herte 1490
Sche sette; and fell doun therupon;
Wherof that sche was ded anon:
And thus bothe on o swerd bledende
Thei weren founde ded liggende。
Now thou; mi Sone; hast herd this tale;
Bewar that of thin oghne bale
Thou be noght cause in thi folhaste;
And kep that thou thi witt ne waste
Upon thi thoght in aventure;
Wherof thi lyves forfeture 1500
Mai falle: and if thou have so thoght
Er this; tell on and hyde it noght。
Mi fader; upon loves side
Mi conscience I woll noght hyde;
How that for love of pure wo
I have ben ofte moeved so;
That with my wisshes if I myhte;
A thousand times; I yow plyhte;
I hadde storven in a day;
And therof I me schryve may; 1510
Though love fully me ne slowh;
Mi will to deie was ynowh;
So am I of my will coupable:
And yit is sche noght merciable;
Which mai me yive lif and hele。
Bot that hir list noght with me dele;
I wot be whos conseil it is;
And him wolde I long time er this;
And yit I wolde and evere schal;
Slen and destruie in special。 1520
The gold of nyne kinges londes
Ne scholde him save fro myn hondes;
In my pouer if that he were;
Bot yit him stant of me no fere
For noght that evere I can manace。
He is the hindrere of mi grace;
Til he be ded I mai noght spede;
So mot I nedes taken hiede
And schape how that he were aweie;
If I therto mai finde a weie。 1530
Mi Sone; tell me now forthi;
Which is that mortiel enemy
That thou manacest to be ded。
Mi fader; it is such a qwed;
That wher I come; he is tofore;
And doth so; that mi cause is lore。
What is his name? It is Daunger;
Which is mi ladi consailer:
For I was nevere yit so slyh;
To come in eny place nyh 1540
Wher as sche was be nyht or day;
That Danger ne was redy ay;
With whom for speche ne for mede
Yit mihte I nevere of love spede;
For evere this I finde soth;
Al that my ladi seith or doth
To me; Daunger schal make an ende;
And that makth al mi world miswende:
And evere I axe his help; bot he
Mai wel be cleped sanz pite; 1550
For ay the more I to him bowe;
The lasse he wol my tale alowe。
He hath mi ladi so englued;
Sche wol noght that he be remued;
For evere he hangeth on hire Seil;
And is so prive of conseil;
That evere whanne I have oght bede;
I finde Danger in hire stede
And myn ansuere of him I have;
Bot for no merci that I crave; 1560
Of merci nevere a point I hadde。
I finde his ansuere ay so badde;
That werse mihte it nevere be:
And thus betwen Danger and me
Is evere werre til he dye。
Bot mihte I ben of such maistrie;
That I Danger hadde overcome;
With that were al my joie come。
Thus wolde I wonde for no Sinne;
Ne yit for al this world to winne; 1570
If that I mihte finde a sleyhte;
To leie al myn astat in weyhte;
I wolde him fro the Court dissevere;
So that he come ayeinward nevere。
Therfore I wisshe and wolde fain
That he were in som wise slain;
For while he stant in thilke place;
Ne gete I noght my ladi grace。
Thus hate I dedly thilke vice;
And wolde he stode in non office 1580
In place wher mi ladi is;
For if he do; I wot wel this;
That owther schal he deie or I
Withinne a while; and noght forthi
On my ladi fulofte I muse;
How that sche mai hirself excuse;
If that I deie in such a plit。
Me thenkth sche mihte noght be qwyt
That sche ne were an homicide:
And if it scholde so betide; 1590
As god forbiede it scholde be;
Be double weie it is pite。
For I; which al my will and witt
Have yove and served evere yit;
And thanne I scholde in such a wise
In rewardinge of my servise
Be ded; me thenkth it were a rowthe:
And furthermor; to telle trowthe;
Sche; that hath evere be wel named;
Were worthi thanne to be blamed 1600
And of reson to ben appeled;
Whan with o word sche mihte have heled
A man; and soffreth him so deie。
Ha; who sawh evere such a weie?
Ha; who sawh evere such destresse?
Withoute pite gentilesse;
Withoute mercy wommanhede;
That wol so quyte a man his mede;
Which evere hath be to love trewe。
Mi goode fader; if ye rewe 1610
Upon mi tale; tell me now;
And I wol stinte and herkne yow。
Mi Sone; attempre thi corage
Fro Wraththe; and let thin herte assuage:
For who so wole him underfonge;
He mai his grace abide longe;
Er he of love be received;
And ek also; bot it be weyved;
Ther mihte mochel thing befalle;
That scholde make a man to falle 1620
Fro love; that nevere afterward
Ne durste he loke thiderward。
In harde weies men gon softe;
And er thei clymbe avise hem ofte:
Men sen alday that rape reweth;
And who so wicked Ale breweth;
Fulofte he mot the werse drinke:
Betre is to flete than to sincke;
Betre is upon the bridel chiewe
Thanne if he felle and overthrewe; 1630
The hors and stikede in the Myr:
To caste water in the fyr
Betre is than brenne up al the hous:
The man which is malicious
And folhastif; fulofte he falleth;
And selden is whan love him calleth。
Forthi betre is to soffre a throwe
Than be to wilde and overthrowe;
Suffrance hath evere be the beste
To wissen him that secheth reste: 1640
And thus; if thou wolt love and spede;
Mi Sone; soffre; as I the rede。
What mai the Mous ayein the Cat?
And for this cause I axe that;
Who mai to love make a werre;
That he ne hath himself the werre?
Love axeth pes and evere schal;
And who that fihteth most withal
Schal lest conquere of his emprise:
For this thei tellen that ben wise; 1650
Wicke is to stryve and have the werse;
To hasten is noght worth a kerse;
Thing that a man mai noght achieve;
That mai noght wel be don at Eve;
It mot abide til the morwe。
Ne haste noght thin oghne sorwe;
Mi Sone; and tak this in thi witt;
He hath noght lost that wel abitt。
Ensample that it falleth thus;
Thou miht wel take of Piramus; 1660
Whan he in haste his swerd outdrowh
And on the point himselve slowh
For love of Tisbee pitously;
For he hire wympel fond blody
And wende a beste hire hadde slain;
Wher as him oghte have be riht fain;
For sche was there al sauf beside:
Bot for he wolde noght abide;
This meschief fell。 Forthi be war;
Mi Sone; as I the warne dar; 1670
Do thou nothing in such a res;
For suffrance is the welle of Pes。
Thogh thou to loves Court poursuie;
Yit sit it wel that thou eschuie
That thou the Court noght overhaste;
For so miht thou thi time waste;
Bot if thin happ therto be schape;
It mai noght helpe forto rape。
Therfore attempre thi corage;
Folhaste doth non av