第 51 节
作者:管他三七二十一      更新:2024-01-16 22:39      字数:9322
  And hou he sitteth be the fyr
  And claweth on his bare schanckes;
  And hou he clymbeth up the banckes
  And falleth into Slades depe。
  Bot thanne who so toke kepe;
  Whanne he is falle in such a drem;
  Riht as a Schip ayein the Strem;   2730
  He routeth with a slepi noise;
  And brustleth as a monkes froise;
  Whanne it is throwe into the Panne。
  And otherwhile sielde whanne
  That he mai dreme a lusti swevene;
  Him thenkth as thogh he were in hevene
  And as the world were holi his:
  And thanne he spekth of that and this;
  And makth his exposicion
  After the disposicion  2740
  Of that he wolde; and in such wise
  He doth to love all his service;
  I not what thonk he schal deserve。
  Bot; Sone; if thou wolt love serve;
  I rede that thou do noght so。
  Ha; goode fader; certes no。
  I hadde levere be mi trowthe;
  Er I were set on such a slouthe
  And beere such a slepi snoute;
  Bothe yhen of myn hed were oute。   2750
  For me were betre fulli die;
  Thanne I of such a slugardie
  Hadde eny name; god me schilde;
  For whan mi moder was with childe;
  And I lay in hire wombe clos;
  I wolde rathere Atropos;
  Which is goddesse of alle deth;
  Anon as I hadde eny breth;
  Me hadde fro mi Moder cast。
  Bot now I am nothing agast;          2760
  I thonke godd; for Lachesis;
  Ne Cloto; which hire felawe is;
  Me schopen no such destine;
  Whan thei at mi nativite
  My weerdes setten as thei wolde;
  Bot thei me schopen that I scholde
  Eschuie of slep the truandise;
  So that I hope in such a wise
  To love forto ben excused;
  That I no Sompnolence have used。   2770
  For certes; fader Genius;
  Yit into nou it hath be thus;
  At alle time if it befelle
  So that I mihte come and duelle
  In place ther my ladi were;
  I was noght slow ne slepi there:
  For thanne I dar wel undertake;
  That whanne hir list on nyhtes wake
  In chambre as to carole and daunce;
  Me thenkth I mai me more avaunce;  2780
  If I mai gon upon hir hond;
  Thanne if I wonne a kinges lond。
  For whanne I mai hire hand beclippe;
  With such gladnesse I daunce and skippe;
  Me thenkth I touche noght the flor;
  The Ro; which renneth on the Mor;
  Is thanne noght so lyht as I:
  So mow ye witen wel forthi;
  That for the time slep I hate。
  And whanne it falleth othergate;   2790
  So that hire like noght to daunce;
  Bot on the Dees to caste chaunce
  Or axe of love som demande;
  Or elles that hir list comaunde
  To rede and here of Troilus;
  Riht as sche wole or so or thus;
  I am al redi to consente。
  And if so is that I mai hente
  Somtime among a good leisir;
  So as I dar of mi desir   2800
  I telle a part; bot whanne I preie;
  Anon sche bidt me go mi weie
  And seith it is ferr in the nyht;
  And I swere it is even liht。
  Bot as it falleth ate laste;
  Ther mai no worldes joie laste;
  So mot I nedes fro hire wende
  And of my wachche make an ende:
  And if sche thanne hiede toke;
  Hou pitousliche on hire I loke;    2810
  Whan that I schal my leve take;
  Hire oghte of mercy forto slake
  Hire daunger; which seith evere nay。
  Bot he seith often; 〃Have good day;〃
  That loth is forto take his leve:
  Therfore; while I mai beleve;
  I tarie forth the nyht along;
  For it is noght on me along
  To slep that I so sone go;
  Til that I mot algate so;    2820
  And thanne I bidde godd hire se;
  And so doun knelende on mi kne
  I take leve; and if I schal;
  I kisse hire; and go forth withal。
  And otherwhile; if that I dore;
  Er I come fulli to the Dore;
  I torne ayein and feigne a thing;
  As thogh I hadde lost a Ring
  Or somwhat elles; for I wolde
  Kisse hire eftsones; if I scholde;    2830
  Bot selden is that I so spede。
  And whanne I se that I mot nede
  Departen; I departe; and thanne
  With al myn herte I curse and banne
  That evere slep was mad for yhe;
  For; as me thenkth; I mihte dryhe
  Withoute slep to waken evere;
  So that I scholde noght dissevere
  Fro hire; in whom is al my liht:
  And thanne I curse also the nyht   2840
  With al the will of mi corage;
  And seie; 〃Awey; thou blake ymage;
  Which of thi derke cloudy face
  Makst al the worldes lyht deface;
  And causest unto slep a weie;
  Be which I mot nou gon aweie
  Out of mi ladi compaignie。
  O slepi nyht; I thee defie;
  And wolde that thou leye in presse
  With Proserpine the goddesse    2850
  And with Pluto the helle king:
  For til I se the daies spring;
  I sette slep noght at a risshe。〃
  And with that word I sike and wisshe;
  And seie; 〃Ha; whi ne were it day?
  For yit mi ladi thanne I may
  Beholde; thogh I do nomore。〃
  And efte I thenke forthermore;
  To som man hou the niht doth ese;
  Whan he hath thing that mai him plese    2860
  The longe nyhtes be his side;
  Where as I faile and go beside。
  Bot slep; I not wherof it serveth;
  Of which noman his thonk deserveth
  To gete him love in eny place;
  Bot is an hindrere of his grace
  And makth him ded as for a throwe;
  Riht as a Stok were overthrowe。
  And so; mi fader; in this wise
  The slepi nyhtes I despise;  2870
  And evere amiddes of mi tale
  I thenke upon the nyhtingale;
  Which slepeth noght be weie of kinde
  For love; in bokes as I finde。
  Thus ate laste I go to bedde;
  And yit min herte lith to wedde
  With hire; wher as I cam fro;
  Thogh I departe; he wol noght so;
  Ther is no lock mai schette him oute;
  Him nedeth noght to gon aboute;    2880
  That perce mai the harde wall;
  Thus is he with hire overall;
  That be hire lief; or be hire loth;
  Into hire bedd myn herte goth;
  And softly takth hire in his arm
  And fieleth hou that sche is warm;
  And wissheth that his body were
  To fiele that he fieleth there。
  And thus miselven I tormente;
  Til that the dede slep me hente:   2890
  Bot thanne be a thousand score
  Welmore than I was tofore
  I am tormented in mi slep;
  Bot that I dreme is noght of schep;
  For I ne thenke noght on wulle;
  Bot I am drecched to the fulle
  Of love; that I have to kepe;
  That nou I lawhe and nou I wepe;
  And nou I lese and nou I winne;
  And nou I ende and nou beginne。    2900
  And otherwhile I dreme and mete
  That I al one with hire mete
  And that Danger is left behinde;
  And thanne in slep such joie I finde;
  That I ne bede nevere awake。
  Bot after; whanne I hiede take;
  And schal arise upon the morwe;
  Thanne is al torned into sorwe;
  Noght for the cause I schal arise;
  Bot for I mette in such a wise;    2910
  And ate laste I am bethoght
  That al is vein and helpeth noght:
  Bot yit me thenketh be my wille
  I wolde have leie and slepe stille;
  To meten evere of such a swevene;
  For thanne I hadde a slepi hevene。
  Mi Sone; and for thou tellest so;
  A man mai finde of time ago
  That many a swevene hath be certein;
  Al be it so; that som men sein  2920
  That swevenes ben of no credence。
  Bot forto schewe in evidence
  That thei fulofte sothe thinges
  Betokne; I thenke in my wrytinges
  To telle a tale therupon;
  Which fell be olde daies gon。
  This finde I write in Poesie:
  Cei5x the king of Trocinie
  Hadde Alceone to his wif;
  Which as hire oghne hertes lif  2930
  Him loveth; and he hadde also
  A brother; which was cleped tho
  Dedalion; and he per cas
  Fro kinde of man forschape was
  Into a Goshauk of liknesse;
  Wherof the king gret hevynesse
  Hath take; and thoghte in his corage
  To gon upon a pelrinage
  Into a strange regioun;
  Wher he hath his devocioun   2940
  To don his sacrifice and preie;
  If that he mihte in eny weie
  Toward the goddes finde grace
  His brother hele to pourchace;
  So that he mihte be reformed
  Of that he hadde be transformed。
  To this pourpos and to this ende
  This king is redy forto wende;
  As he which wolde go be Schipe;
  And forto don him felaschipe    2950
  His wif unto the See him broghte;
  With al hire herte and him besoghte;
  That he the time hire wolde sein;
  Whan that he thoghte come ayein:
  〃Withinne;〃 he seith; 〃tuo Monthe day。〃
  And thus in al the haste he may
  He tok his leve; and forth he seileth
  Wepende; and sche hirself beweileth;
  And torneth hom; ther sche cam fro。
  Bot whan the Monthes were ago;  2960
  The whiche he sette of his comynge;
  And that sche herde no tydinge;
  Ther was no care forto seche:
  Wherof the goddes to beseche
  Tho sche began in many wise;
  And to Juno hire sacrifise
  Above alle othre most sche dede;
  And for hir lord sche hath so bede
  To wite and knowe hou that he ferde;
  That Juno the goddesse hire herde;    2970
  Anon and upon this matiere
  Sche bad Yris hir Messagere
  To Slepes hous that sche schal wende;
  And bidde him that he make an ende
  Be swevene and schewen al the cas
  Unto this ladi; hou it was。
  This Yris; fro the hihe stage
  Which undertake hath the Message;
  Hire reyny Cope dede upon;
  The which was wonderli begon    2980
  With colours of diverse hewe;
  An hundred mo than men it knewe;
  The hevene lich into a bowe
  Sche bende; and so she cam doun lowe;
  The god of Slep wher that sche fond。
  And that was in a strange lond;
  Which marcheth upon Chymerie:
  For ther; as seith the Poesie;
  The god of Slep hath mad his hous;
  Which of entaille is merveilous。   2990
  Under an hell ther is a Cave;
  Which of the Sonne mai noght have;
  So that noman mai knowe ariht
  The point betwen the dai and nyht:
  Ther is no fyr; ther is no sparke;
  Ther is no dore; which mai charke;
  Wherof an yhe scholde unschette;
  So that inward ther is no lette。
  And forto speke of that withoute;
  Ther stant no gret Tree nyh aboute    3000
  Wher on ther myhte crowe or pie