第 84 节
作者:管他三七二十一      更新:2024-01-16 22:39      字数:9322
  And waxe anon of thoght so full;
  Wherof mi limes ben so dull;    150
  I mai unethes gon the pas。
  For thus it is and evere was;
  Whanne I on suche thoghtes muse;
  The lust and merthe that men use;
  Whan I se noght mi ladi byme;
  Al is foryete for the time
  So ferforth that mi wittes changen
  And alle lustes fro me strangen;
  That thei seie alle trewely;
  And swere; that it am noght I。  160
  For as the man which ofte drinketh;
  With win that in his stomac sinketh
  Wext drunke and witles for a throwe;
  Riht so mi lust is overthrowe;
  And of myn oghne thoght so mat
  I wexe; that to myn astat
  Ther is no lime wol me serve;
  Bot as a drunke man I swerve;
  And suffre such a Passion;
  That men have gret compassion;  170
  And everich be himself merveilleth
  What thing it is that me so eilleth。
  Such is the manere of mi wo
  Which time that I am hire fro;
  Til eft ayein that I hire se。
  Bot thanne it were a nycete
  To telle you hou that I fare:
  For whanne I mai upon hire stare;
  Hire wommanhede; hire gentilesse;
  Myn herte is full of such gladnesse;  180
  That overpasseth so mi wit;
  That I wot nevere where it sit;
  Bot am so drunken of that sihte;
  Me thenkth that for the time I mihte
  Riht sterte thurgh the hole wall;
  And thanne I mai wel; if I schal;
  Bothe singe and daunce and lepe aboute;
  And holde forth the lusti route。
  Bot natheles it falleth so
  Fulofte; that I fro hire go  190
  Ne mai; bot as it were a stake;
  I stonde avisement to take
  And loke upon hire faire face;
  That for the while out of the place
  For al the world ne myhte I wende。
  Such lust comth thanne unto mi mende;
  So that withoute mete or drinke;
  Of lusti thoughtes whiche I thinke
  Me thenkth I mihte stonden evere;
  And so it were to me levere  200
  Than such a sihte forto leve;
  If that sche wolde yif me leve
  To have so mochel of mi wille。
  And thus thenkende I stonde stille
  Withoute blenchinge of myn yhe;
  Riht as me thoghte that I syhe
  Of Paradis the moste joie:
  And so therwhile I me rejoie;
  Into myn herte a gret desir;
  The which is hotere than the fyr;  210
  Al soudeinliche upon me renneth;
  That al mi thoght withinne brenneth;
  And am so ferforth overcome;
  That I not where I am become;
  So that among the hetes stronge
  In stede of drinke I underfonge
  A thoght so swete in mi corage;
  That nevere Pyment ne vernage
  Was half so swete forto drinke。
  For as I wolde; thanne I thinke    220
  As thogh I were at myn above;
  For so thurgh drunke I am of love;
  That al that mi sotye demeth
  Is soth; as thanne it to me semeth。
  And whyle I mai tho thoghtes kepe;
  Me thenkth as thogh I were aslepe
  And that I were in goddes barm;
  Bot whanne I se myn oghne harm;
  And that I soudeinliche awake
  Out of my thought; and hiede take  230
  Hou that the sothe stant in dede;
  Thanne is mi sekernesse in drede
  And joie torned into wo;
  So that the hete is al ago
  Of such sotie as I was inne。
  And thanne ayeinward I beginne
  To take of love a newe thorst;
  The which me grieveth altherworst;
  For thanne comth the blanche fievere;
  With chele and makth me so to chievere;  240
  And so it coldeth at myn herte;
  That wonder is hou I asterte;
  In such a point that I ne deie:
  For certes ther was nevere keie
  Ne frosen ys upon the wal
  More inly cold that I am al。
  And thus soffre I the hote chele;
  Which passeth othre peines fele;
  In cold I brenne and frese in hete:
  And thanne I drinke a biter swete      250
  With dreie lippe and yhen wete。
  Lo; thus I tempre mi diete;
  And take a drauhte of such reles;
  That al mi wit is herteles;
  And al myn herte; ther it sit;
  Is; as who seith; withoute wit;
  So that to prove it be reson
  In makinge of comparison
  Ther mai no difference be
  Betwen a drunke man and me。  260
  Bot al the worste of everychon
  Is evere that I thurste in on;
  The more that myn herte drinketh;
  The more I may; so that me thinketh;
  My thurst schal nevere ben aqueint。
  God schilde that I be noght dreint
  Of such a superfluite:
  For wel I fiele in mi degre
  That al mi wit is overcast;
  Wherof I am the more agast;  270
  That in defaulte of ladischipe
  Per chance in such a drunkeschipe
  I mai be ded er I be war。
  For certes; fader; this I dar
  Beknowe and in mi schrifte telle:
  Bot I a drauhte have of that welle;
  In which mi deth is and mi lif;
  Mi joie is torned into strif;
  That sobre schal I nevere worthe;
  Bot as a drunke man forworthe;  280
  So that in londe where I fare
  The lust is lore of mi welfare;
  As he that mai no bote finde。
  Bot this me thenkth a wonder kinde;
  As I am drunke of that I drinke;
  So am I ek for falte of drinke;
  Of which I finde no reles:
  Bot if I myhte natheles
  Of such a drinke as I coveite;
  So as me liste; have o receite;    290
  I scholde assobre and fare wel。
  Bot so fortune upon hire whiel
  On hih me deigneth noght to sette;
  For everemore I finde a lette:
  The boteler is noght mi frend;
  Which hath the keie be the bend;
  I mai wel wisshe and that is wast;
  For wel I wot; so freissh a tast;
  Bot if mi grace be the more;
  I schal assaie neveremore。   300
  Thus am I drunke of that I se;
  For tastinge is defended me;
  And I can noght miselven stanche:
  So that; mi fader; of this branche
  I am gultif; to telle trouthe。
  Mi Sone; that me thenketh routhe;
  For lovedrunke is the meschief
  Above alle othre the most chief;
  If he no lusti thoght assaie;
  Which mai his sori thurst allaie:  310
  As for the time yit it lisseth
  To him which other joie misseth。
  Forthi; mi Sone; aboven alle
  Thenk wel; hou so it the befalle;
  And kep thi wittes that thou hast;
  And let hem noght be drunke in wast:
  Bot natheles ther is no wyht
  That mai withstonde loves miht。
  Bot why the cause is; as I finde;
  Of that ther is diverse kinde   320
  Of lovedrunke; why men pleigneth
  After the court which al ordeigneth;
  I wol the tellen the manere;
  Nou lest; mi Sone; and thou schalt hiere。
  For the fortune of every chance
  After the goddes pourveance
  To man it groweth from above;
  So that the sped of every love
  Is schape there; er it befalle。
  For Jupiter aboven alle;  330
  Which is of goddes soverein;
  Hath in his celier; as men sein;
  Tuo tonnes fulle of love drinke;
  That maken many an herte sinke
  And many an herte also to flete;
  Or of the soure or of the swete。
  That on is full of such piment;
  Which passeth all entendement
  Of mannes witt; if he it taste;
  And makth a jolif herte in haste:  340
  That other biter as the galle;
  Which makth a mannes herte palle;
  Whos drunkeschipe is a sieknesse
  Thurgh fielinge of the biternesse。
  Cupide is boteler of bothe;
  Which to the lieve and to the lothe
  Yifth of the swete and of the soure;
  That some lawhe; and some loure。
  Bot for so moche as he blind is;
  Fulofte time he goth amis    350
  And takth the badde for the goode;
  Which hindreth many a mannes fode
  Withoute cause; and forthreth eke。
  So be ther some of love seke;
  Whiche oghte of reson to ben hole;
  And some comen to the dole
  In happ and as hemselve leste
  Drinke undeserved of the beste。
  And thus this blinde Boteler
  Yifth of the trouble in stede of cler    360
  And ek the cler in stede of trouble:
  Lo; hou he can the hertes trouble;
  And makth men drunke al upon chaunce
  Withoute lawe of governance。
  If he drawe of the swete tonne;
  Thanne is the sorwe al overronne
  Of lovedrunke; and schalt noght greven
  So to be drunken every even;
  For al is thanne bot a game。
  Bot whanne it is noght of the same;   370
  And he the biter tonne draweth;
  Such drunkeschipe an herte gnaweth
  And fiebleth al a mannes thoght;
  That betre him were have drunke noght
  And al his bred have eten dreie;
  For thanne he lest his lusti weie
  With drunkeschipe; and wot noght whider
  To go; the weies ben so slider;
  In which he mai per cas so falle;
  That he schal breke his wittes alle。  380
  And in this wise men be drunke
  After the drink that thei have drunke:
  Bot alle drinken noght alike;
  For som schal singe and som schal syke;
  So that it me nothing merveilleth;
  Mi Sone; of love that thee eilleth;
  For wel I knowe be thi tale;
  That thou hast drunken of the duale;
  Which biter is; til god the sende
  Such grace that thou miht amende。  390
  Bot; Sone; thou schalt bidde and preie
  In such a wise as I schal seie;
  That thou the lusti welle atteigne
  Thi wofull thurstes to restreigne
  Of love; and taste the swetnesse;
  As Bachus dede in his distresse;
  Whan bodiliche thurst him hente
  In strange londes where he wente。
  This Bachus Sone of Jupiter
  Was hote; and as he wente fer   400
  Be his fadres assignement
  To make a werre in Orient;
  And gret pouer with him he ladde;
  So that the heiere hond he hadde
  And victoire of his enemys;
  And torneth homward with his pris;
  In such a contre which was dreie
  A meschief fell upon the weie。
  As he rod with his compainie
  Nyh to the strondes of Lubie;   410
  Ther myhte thei no drinke finde
  Of water nor of other kinde;
  So that himself and al his host
  Were of defalte of drinke almost
  Destruid; and thanne Bachus preide
  To Jupiter; and thus he seide:
  〃O hihe fader; that sest al;
  To whom is reson that I schal
  Beseche and preie in every nede;
  Behold; mi fader; and tak hiede    420
  This wofull thurst that we ben inne
  To staunche; and grante ous forto winne;
  And sauf unto the contre fare;
  Wher that oure lusti loves are
  Waitende upon