第 52 节
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管他三七二十一 更新:2024-01-16 22:39 字数:9322
And forto speke of that withoute;
Ther stant no gret Tree nyh aboute 3000
Wher on ther myhte crowe or pie
Alihte; forto clepe or crie:
Ther is no cok to crowe day;
Ne beste non which noise may
The hell; bot al aboute round
Ther is growende upon the ground
Popi; which berth the sed of slep;
With othre herbes suche an hep。
A stille water for the nones
Rennende upon the smale stones; 3010
Which hihte of Lethes the rivere;
Under that hell in such manere
Ther is; which yifth gret appetit
To slepe。 And thus full of delit
Slep hath his hous; and of his couche
Withinne his chambre if I schal touche;
Of hebenus that slepi Tree
The bordes al aboute be;
And for he scholde slepe softe;
Upon a fethrebed alofte 3020
He lith with many a pilwe of doun:
The chambre is strowed up and doun
With swevenes many thousendfold。
Thus cam Yris into this hold;
And to the bedd; which is al blak;
Sche goth; and ther with Slep sche spak;
And in the wise as sche was bede
The Message of Juno sche dede。
Fulofte hir wordes sche reherceth;
Er sche his slepi Eres perceth; 3030
With mochel wo bot ate laste
His slombrende yhen he upcaste
And seide hir that it schal be do。
Wherof among a thousend tho;
Withinne his hous that slepi were;
In special he ches out there
Thre; whiche scholden do this dede:
The ferste of hem; so as I rede;
Was Morphes; the whos nature
Is forto take the figure 3040
Of what persone that him liketh;
Wherof that he fulofte entriketh
The lif which slepe schal be nyhte;
And Ithecus that other hihte;
Which hath the vois of every soun;
The chiere and the condicioun
Of every lif; what so it is:
The thridde suiende after this
Is Panthasas; which may transforme
Of every thing the rihte forme; 3050
And change it in an other kinde。
Upon hem thre; so as I finde;
Of swevenes stant al thapparence;
Which otherwhile is evidence
And otherwhile bot a jape。
Bot natheles it is so schape;
That Morphes be nyht al one
Appiereth until Alceone
In liknesse of hir housebonde
Al naked ded upon the stronde; 3060
And hou he dreynte in special
These othre tuo it schewen al。
The tempeste of the blake cloude;
The wode See; the wyndes loude;
Al this sche mette; and sih him dyen;
Wherof that sche began to crien;
Slepende abedde ther sche lay;
And with that noise of hire affray
Hir wommen sterten up aboute;
Whiche of here ladi were in doute; 3070
And axen hire hou that sche ferde;
And sche; riht as sche syh and herde;
Hir swevene hath told hem everydel。
And thei it halsen alle wel
And sein it is a tokne of goode;
Bot til sche wiste hou that it stode;
Sche hath no confort in hire herte;
Upon the morwe and up sche sterte;
And to the See; wher that sche mette
The bodi lay; withoute lette 3080
Sche drowh; and whan that sche cam nyh;
Stark ded; hise harmes sprad; sche syh
Hire lord flietende upon the wawe。
Wherof hire wittes ben withdrawe;
And sche; which tok of deth no kepe;
Anon forth lepte into the depe
And wolde have cawht him in hire arm。
This infortune of double harm
The goddes fro the hevene above
Behielde; and for the trowthe of love; 3090
Which in this worthi ladi stod;
Thei have upon the salte flod
Hire dreinte lord and hire also
Fro deth to lyve torned so;
That thei ben schapen into briddes
Swimmende upon the wawe amiddes。
And whan sche sih hire lord livende
In liknesse of a bridd swimmende;
And sche was of the same sort;
So as sche mihte do desport; 3100
Upon the joie which sche hadde
Hire wynges bothe abrod sche spradde;
And him; so as sche mai suffise;
Beclipte and keste in such a wise;
As sche was whilom wont to do:
Hire wynges for hire armes tuo
Sche tok; and for hire lippes softe
Hire harde bile; and so fulofte
Sche fondeth in hire briddes forme;
If that sche mihte hirself conforme 3110
To do the plesance of a wif;
As sche dede in that other lif:
For thogh sche hadde hir pouer lore;
Hir will stod as it was tofore;
And serveth him so as sche mai。
Wherof into this ilke day
Togedre upon the See thei wone;
Wher many a dowhter and a Sone
Thei bringen forth of briddes kinde;
And for men scholden take in mynde 3120
This Alceoun the trewe queene;
Hire briddes yit; as it is seene;
Of Alceoun the name bere。
Lo thus; mi Sone; it mai thee stere
Of swevenes forto take kepe;
For ofte time a man aslepe
Mai se what after schal betide。
Forthi it helpeth at som tyde
A man to slepe; as it belongeth;
Bot slowthe no lif underfongeth 3130
Which is to love appourtenant。
Mi fader; upon covenant
I dar wel make this avou;
Of all mi lif that into nou;
Als fer as I can understonde;
Yit tok I nevere Slep on honde;
Whan it was time forto wake;
For thogh myn yhe it wolde take;
Min herte is evere therayein。
Bot natheles to speke it plein; 3140
Al this that I have seid you hiere
Of my wakinge; as ye mai hiere;
It toucheth to mi lady swete;
For otherwise; I you behiete;
In strange place whanne I go;
Me list nothing to wake so。
For whan the wommen listen pleie;
And I hir se noght in the weie;
Of whom I scholde merthe take;
Me list noght longe forto wake; 3150
Bot if it be for pure schame;
Of that I wolde eschuie a name;
That thei ne scholde have cause non
To seie; 〃Ha; lo; wher goth such on;
That hath forlore his contenaunce'〃
And thus among I singe and daunce;
And feigne lust ther as non is。
For ofte sithe I fiele this;
Of thoght; which in mi herte falleth
Whanne it is nyht; myn hed appalleth; 3160
And that is for I se hire noght;
Which is the wakere of mi thoght:
And thus as tymliche as I may;
Fulofte whanne it is brod day;
I take of all these othre leve
And go my weie; and thei beleve;
That sen per cas here loves there;
And I go forth as noght ne were
Unto mi bedd; so that al one
I mai ther ligge and sighe and grone 3170
And wisshen al the longe nyht;
Til that I se the daies lyht。
I not if that be Sompnolence;
Bot upon youre conscience;
Min holi fader; demeth ye。
My Sone; I am wel paid with thee;
Of Slep that thou the Sluggardie
Be nyhte in loves compaignie
Eschuied hast; and do thi peine
So that thi love thar noght pleine: 3180
For love upon his lust wakende
Is evere; and wolde that non ende
Were of the longe nyhtes set。
Wherof that thou be war the bet;
To telle a tale I am bethoght;
Hou love and Slep acorden noght。
For love who that list to wake
Be nyhte; he mai ensample take
Of Cephalus; whan that he lay
With Aurora that swete may 3190
In armes all the longe nyht。
Bot whanne it drogh toward the liht;
That he withinne his herte sih
The dai which was amorwe nyh;
Anon unto the Sonne he preide
For lust of love; and thus he seide:
〃O Phebus; which the daies liht
Governest; til that it be nyht;
And gladest every creature
After the lawe of thi nature;… 3200
Bot natheles ther is a thing;
Which onli to the knouleching
Belongeth as in privete
To love and to his duete;
Which asketh noght to ben apert;
Bot in cilence and in covert
Desireth forto be beschaded:
And thus whan that thi liht is faded
And Vesper scheweth him alofte;
And that the nyht is long and softe; 3210
Under the cloudes derke and stille
Thanne hath this thing most of his wille。
Forthi unto thi myhtes hyhe;
As thou which art the daies yhe;
Of love and myht no conseil hyde;
Upon this derke nyhtes tyde
With al myn herte I thee beseche
That I plesance myhte seche
With hire which lith in min armes。
Withdrawgh the Banere of thin Armes; 3220
And let thi lyhtes ben unborn;
And in the Signe of Capricorn;
The hous appropred to Satorne;
I preie that thou wolt sojorne;
Wher ben the nihtes derke and longe:
For I mi love have underfonge;
Which lith hier be mi syde naked;
As sche which wolde ben awaked;
And me lest nothing forto slepe。
So were it good to take kepe 3230
Nou at this nede of mi preiere;
And that the like forto stiere
Thi fyri Carte; and so ordeigne;
That thou thi swifte hors restreigne
Lowe under Erthe in Occident;
That thei towardes Orient
Be Cercle go the longe weie。
And ek to thee; Diane; I preie;
Which cleped art of thi noblesse
The nyhtes Mone and the goddesse; 3240
That thou to me be gracious:
And in Cancro thin oghne hous
Ayein Phebus in opposit
Stond al this time; and of delit
Behold Venus with a glad yhe。
For thanne upon Astronomie
Of due constellacion
Thou makst prolificacion;
And dost that children ben begete:
Which grace if that I mihte gete; 3250
With al myn herte I wolde serve
Be nyhte; and thi vigile observe。〃
Lo; thus this lusti Cephalus
Preide unto Phebe and to Phebus
The nyht in lengthe forto drawe;
So that he mihte do the lawe
In thilke point of loves heste;
Which cleped is the nyhtes feste;
Withoute Slep of sluggardie;
Which Venus out of compaignie 3260
Hath put awey; as thilke same;
Which lustles ferr from alle game
In chambre doth fulofte wo
Abedde; whanne it falleth so
That love scholde ben awaited。
But Slowthe; which is evele affaited;
With Slep hath mad his retenue;
That what thing is to love due;
Of all his dette he paieth non:
He wot noght how the nyht is gon 3270
Ne hou the day is come aboute;
Bot onli forto slepe and route
Til hyh midday; that he arise。
Bot Cephalus dede otherwise;
As th