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{ "en": "Yet it were better that I were your wife", "me": "Yit were hit better that I were your wyf," }

{ "en": "Since you are as nobly born as I", "me": "Sin that ye been as gentil born as I," }

{ "en": "And have a kingdom, fast nearby,", "me": "And have a reaume, nat but faste by," }

{ "en": "Than I should let you suffer underserved", "me": "Then that I suffred giltles yow to sterve," }

{ "en": "Or that I let you as a page me serve.", "me": "Or that I let yow as a page serve;" }

{ "en": "It is not an offer that befits your kindred;", "me": "Hit is not profit, as unto your kinrede;" }

{ "en": "But what is there man will not do for dread?", "me": "But what is that that man nil do for drede?" }

{ "en": "And as for my sister, since that it is so", "me": "And to my suster, sin that hit is so" }

{ "en": "That she must go with me if I go,", "me": "That she mot goon with me, if that I go," }

{ "en": "Or else suffer death as well as me,", "me": "Or elles suffre deeth as wel as I," }

{ "en": "Unto your son, as truly too, must she", "me": "That ye unto your sone as trewely" }

{ "en": "Be wedded to your son at your homecoming.", "me": "Doon her be wedded at your hoom-coming." }

{ "en": "This is the final end of all this thing.", "me": "This is the fynal ende of al this thing;" }

{ "en": "Swear to it here on all that may be sworn.’", "me": "Ye swere hit heer, on al that may be sworn.\"" }

{ "en": "‘Yes, lady mine,’ quoth he, ‘or else torn", "me": "\"Ye, lady myn,\" quod he, \"or elles torn" }

{ "en": "May I be by the Minotaur tomorrow!", "me": "Mote I be with the Minotaur to-morwe!" }

{ "en": "And my heart’s blood may you borrow", "me": "And haveth her-of my herte-blood to borwe," }

{ "en": "If you so will; if I had knife or spear", "me": "Yif that ye wile; if I had knyf or spere," }

{ "en": "I would let it out, and thereon swear,", "me": "I wolde hit leten out, and ther-on swere," }

{ "en": "For then more readily you will believe.", "me": "For than at erst I wot ye wil me leve." }

{ "en": "By Mars, who is supreme in my belief,", "me": "By Mars, that is the cheef of my bileve," }

{ "en": "If I might live on thus, and not fail", "me": "So that I mighte liven and nat faile" }

{ "en": "Tomorrow in the battle to prevail,", "me": "To-morwe for tacheve my bataile," }

{ "en": "I would never from this place flee", "me": "I nolde never fro this place flee," }

{ "en": "Till you the very proof should see.", "me": "Til that ye shuld the verray preve see." }

{ "en": "For now, if the truth I’d dare to say,", "me": "For now, if that the sooth I shal yow say," }

{ "en": "I have loved you full many a day", "me": "I have y-loved yow ful many a day," }

{ "en": "Though you knew it not, in my country,", "me": "Thogh ye ne wiste hit nat, in my contree." }

{ "en": "And desired above all you to see", "me": "And aldermost desyred yow to see" }

{ "en": "Of any earthly living creature.", "me": "Of any erthly living creature;" }

{ "en": "Upon my truth I swear, and you assure,", "me": "Upon my trouthe I swere, and yow assure," }

{ "en": "These seven years I have your servant been.", "me": "Thise seven yeer I have your servant be;" }

{ "en": "Now I have you, and also you have me,", "me": "Now have I yow, and also have ye me," }

{ "en": "My dear heart, of Athens the duchess!’", "me": "My dere herte, of Athenes duchesse!\"" }

{ "en": "The lady smiled at his steadfastness", "me": "This lady smyleth at his stedfastnesse," }

{ "en": "And at his honest words and demeanor,", "me": "And at his hertly wordes, and his chere," }

{ "en": "And to her sister spoke in this manner", "me": "And to her suster seide in this manere," }

{ "en": "All softly: ‘Now, sister mine,’ quoth she,", "me": "Al softely, \"now, suster myn,\" quod she," }

{ "en": "‘Now we are duchesses, both you and me,", "me": "\"Now be we duchesses, bothe I and ye," }

{ "en": "And pledged to the royalty of Athens,", "me": "And sikered to the regals of Athenes," }

{ "en": "And both hereafter likely to be queens,", "me": "And bothe her-after lykly to be quenes," }

{ "en": "And have saved from death a king’s son,", "me": "And saved fro his deeth a kinges sone," }

{ "en": "As it is ever a noblewoman’s wont,", "me": "As ever of gentil women is the wone" }

{ "en": "To save a noble man if she might", "me": "To save a gentil man, emforth hir might," }

{ "en": "In honest cause especially his just right.", "me": "In honest cause, and namely in his right." }

{ "en": "I think therefore no one should us blame", "me": "Me thinketh no wight oghte her-of us blame," }

{ "en": "For this, nor burden us with evil name.’", "me": "Ne beren us ther-for an evel name.\"" }

{ "en": "And briefly of this matter for to make,", "me": "And shortly of this matere for to make," }

{ "en": "Theseus of her his leave did take,", "me": "This Theseus of her hath leve y-take," }

{ "en": "And every point was performed in deed", "me": "And every point performed was in dede" }

{ "en": "Of the covenant, of which herein you read.", "me": "As ye have in this covenant herd me rede." }

{ "en": "His weapon, his clew, the things I said", "me": "His wepen, his clew, his thing that I have said," }

{ "en": "Were by the jailor in the house there laid,", "me": "Was by the gayler in the hous y-laid" }

{ "en": "Where the Minotaur had his dwelling", "me": "Ther as this Minotaur hath his dwelling," }

{ "en": "Right fast by the door, on his entering.", "me": "Right faste by the dore, at his entring." }

{ "en": "And Theseus was led unto his death,", "me": "And Theseus is lad unto his deeth," }

{ "en": "And forth unto the Minotaur’s dark breath,", "me": "And forth un-to this Minotaur he geeth," }

{ "en": "And by the counsel of this Ariadne", "me": "And by the teching of this Adriane" }

{ "en": "He overcame the beast, his bane was he,", "me": "He overcom this beste, and was his bane;" }

{ "en": "And out, by means of the clew, again", "me": "And out he cometh by the clewe again" }

{ "en": "He came secretly when the beast was slain;", "me": "Ful prevely, whan he this beste hath slain;" }

{ "en": "And with the jailor’s help he filled a boat", "me": "And by the gayler geten hath a barge," }

{ "en": "With his wife’s treasure, setting it afloat,", "me": "And of his wyves tresor gan hit charge," }

{ "en": "And took his wife and noble sister free", "me": "And took his wyf, and eek her suster free," }

{ "en": "And the jailor too, and with all three", "me": "And eek the gayler, and with hem alle three" }

{ "en": "He stole away out of the land by night", "me": "Is stole awey out of the lond by nighte," }

{ "en": "And to the isle of Aegina he took flight", "me": "And to the contre of Ennopye him dighte" }

{ "en": "Where he had a friend in his knowing.", "me": "Ther as he had a frend of his knowinge." }

{ "en": "There they feast, there they dance and sing,", "me": "Ther fasten they, ther dauneen they and singe;" }

{ "en": "And in his arms he has Ariadne", "me": "And in his armes hath this Adriane," }

{ "en": "Who led him from the beast to safety,", "me": "That of the beste hath kept him from his bane;" }

{ "en": "And gets himself a new boat before long,", "me": "And gat him ther a newe barge anoon," }

{ "en": "And of his countrymen a large throng,", "me": "And of his contree-folk a ful gret woon," }

{ "en": "And takes his leave, and homeward sails he.", "me": "And taketh his leve, and hoomward saileth he." }

{ "en": "And by an island in the wild sea", "me": "And in an yle, amid the wilde see," }

{ "en": "Where there dwelt of creatures none", "me": "Ther as ther dwelte creature noon" }

{ "en": "Save wild beasts and that full many a one,", "me": "Save wilde bestes, and that ful many oon," }

{ "en": "His boat against the rocks he laid,", "me": "He made his ship a-londe for to sette;" }

{ "en": "And in that isle half a day delayed", "me": "And in that yle half a day he lette," }

{ "en": "And said that on the shore he must rest;", "me": "And seide, that on the lond he moste him reste." }

{ "en": "His mariners had done just as he wished.", "me": "His mariners han doon right as him leste;" }

{ "en": "And to tell this story but in brief", "me": "And, for to tellen shortly in this cas," }

{ "en": "When his wife Ariadne was asleep,", "me": "Whan Adriane his wyf a-slepe was," }

{ "en": "Because her sister fairer was than she", "me": "For that her suster fairer was than she," }

{ "en": "He took her by the hand, and forth went he", "me": "He taketh her in his hond, and forth goth he" }

{ "en": "To ship, and as a traitor stole away", "me": "To shippe, and as a traitour stal his way" }

{ "en": "While Ariadne there sleeping lay,", "me": "Whyl that this Adriane a-slepe lay," }

{ "en": "And towards his country he sailed so –", "me": "And to his contree-ward he saileth blyve --" }

{ "en": "Twenty devils way may the wind him blow! –", "me": "A twenty devil way the wind him dryve! --" }

{ "en": "And found his father drowned in the sea.", "me": "And fond his fader drenched in the see." }

{ "en": "I wish to speak no more of him, indeed.", "me": "Me list no more to speke of him, parde;" }

{ "en": "These false lovers poison be their bane!", "me": "Thise false lovers, poison be hir bane!" }

{ "en": "But I turn to Ariadne once again", "me": "But I wol turne again to Adriane" }

{ "en": "Who in her weariness deep Sleep did take.", "me": "That is with slepe for werinesse atake." }

{ "en": "Full sorrowfully her heart may awake.", "me": "Ful sorwefully her herte may awake." }

{ "en": "Alas, for her my heart now feels pity!", "me": "Allas! for thee my herte hath now pite!" }

{ "en": "Right in the dawning awake did she", "me": "Right in the dawning awaketh she," }

{ "en": "And groped in the bed, and found him not.", "me": "And gropeth in the bedde, and fond right noght." }

{ "en": "‘Alas!’ quoth she, ‘that ever I was wrought!", "me": "\"Allas!\" quode she, \"that ever I was wroght!" }

{ "en": "I am betrayed!’ And her hair then she rent", "me": "I am betrayed!\" and her heer to-rente," }