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{ "en": "My fate was shaped, by the Sisters woven,", "me": "Or by þe fatal sustren had my dom," }

{ "en": "So near my heart never has any come,", "me": "So ny myn herte never thing me com" }

{ "en": "As you, my Hypermnestra, daughter dear!", "me": "As thou, myn Ypermistra, doghter dere!" }

{ "en": "Take heed what I your father tell you here,", "me": "Tak heed what I thy fader sey þee here," }

{ "en": "And follow after the wiser evermore.", "me": "And werk after thy wyser ever-mo." }

{ "en": "First of all then, daughter, I love you so", "me": "For alderfirste, doghter, I love þee so" }

{ "en": "That all the world's not half so dear to me;", "me": "Þat al þe world to me nis half so leef;" }

{ "en": "Nor would I cause you any mischief", "me": "Ne I nolde rede þee to thy mischeef" }

{ "en": "For all the wealth under the cold moon.", "me": "For al þe gode under þe colde mone;" }

{ "en": "What I intend can be said right soon", "me": "And what I mene, hit shal be seid right sone," }

{ "en": "With one condition, and in this wise,", "me": "With protesacioun, as in this wyse," }

{ "en": "That unless you do as I shall devise", "me": "Þat, but thou do as I shal þee devyse," }

{ "en": "You shall die, by Him that has all wrought!", "me": "Þou shalt be deed, by him þat al hath wroȝt!" }

{ "en": "To state it briefly, you shall escape not", "me": "At shorte wordes, thou nescapest noght" }

{ "en": "Out of my palace, but must die indeed,", "me": "Out of my paleys, or þat thou be deed," }

{ "en": "Unless you do consent to pay me heed;", "me": "But thou consente and werke after my reed;" }

{ "en": "Take this last conclusion for your own.'", "me": "Tak this to þee for ful conclusioun.\"" }

{ "en": "Hypermnestra cast her eyes full down,", "me": "Þis Ypermistra caste her eyen doun," }

{ "en": "And trembled like a leaf of aspen green;", "me": "And quook as dooth þe leef of aspe grene;" }

{ "en": "Her hue waxed deathly, and like ash did seem,", "me": "Deed wex her hewe, and lyk as ash to sene," }

{ "en": "She said: 'Lord and father, all your will", "me": "And seyde, \"lord and fader, al your wille," }

{ "en": "If 'tis in my power, God knows, I'll fulfil,", "me": "After my mighte, god wot, I shal fulfille," }

{ "en": "So long as it brings me not to confusion.'", "me": "So hit to me be no confusioun.\"" }

{ "en": "'I will,' quoth he, 'make no exception,'", "me": "\"I nil,\" quod he, \"have noon excepcioun;\"" }

{ "en": "And out he whipped a knife, razor-keen.", "me": "And out he caughte a knyf, as rasour kene;" }

{ "en": "'Hide this,' quoth he, 'so it be not seen;", "me": "\"Hyd this,\" quod he, \"þat hit be nat y-sene;" }

{ "en": "And when your husband to his bed does go,", "me": "And, whan thyn husbond is to bedde y-go," }

{ "en": "While he is sleeping slit his throat also.", "me": "Whyl þat he slepeth, cut his throte a-two." }

{ "en": "For in my dreams it is foretold me", "me": "For in my dremes hit is warned me" }

{ "en": "One of my nephews my bane shall be,", "me": "How þat my nevew shal my bane be," }

{ "en": "But which I know not, and I would be sure.", "me": "But whiche I noot, wherfor I wol be siker." }

{ "en": "If you say no, we two shall be at war,", "me": "Yif thou sey nay, we two shul have a biker" }

{ "en": "As I have said already here, and sworn.'", "me": "As I have seyd, by him þat I have sworn.\"" }

{ "en": "Hypermnestra near lost her wits, heart-torn,", "me": "Þis Ypermistra hath ny her wit forlon;" }

{ "en": "Yet to pass unharmed from that place,", "me": "And, for to passen harmles of þat place," }

{ "en": "She must agree; he'd grant no other grace.", "me": "She graunted him; þer was non oþer grace." }

{ "en": "And therewithal a flask he took and he", "me": "And þerwith-al a costrel taketh he," }

{ "en": "Said: 'Hereof a draught, or two or three", "me": "And seyde, \"herof a draught, or two or three," }

{ "en": "Give him to drink when he goes to rest,", "me": "Yif him to drinke, whan he goth to reste," }

{ "en": "And he shall sleep as soundly as is best,", "me": "And he shal slepe as longe as ever þee leste," }

{ "en": "The narcotics and the opiates are so strong;", "me": "Þe narcotiks and opies been so stronge:" }

{ "en": "Now go, lest you appear with me too long.'", "me": "And go thy wey, lest þat him thinke longe.\"" }

{ "en": "Out came the bride, with sober demeanor", "me": "Out comth þe bryd, and with ful sober chere," }

{ "en": "As in maidens is often the manner,", "me": "As is of maidens ofte þe manere," }

{ "en": "And to chamber is brought with revel and song,", "me": "To chambre is broght with revel and with songe," }

{ "en": "And briefly, lest this tale appear too long,", "me": "And shortly, lest this tale be to longe," }

{ "en": "Lynceus and she are soon brought to bed,", "me": "Þis Lino and she ben sone broght to bedde;" }

{ "en": "And everyone out at the door is sped.", "me": "And every wight out at þe dore him spedde." }

{ "en": "The night is spent, and he falls asleep,", "me": "Þe night is wasted, and he fel a-slepe;" }

{ "en": "Full tenderly she begins to weep;", "me": "Ful tenderly beginneth she to wepe." }

{ "en": "She rises up, and fearfully she quakes", "me": "She rist her up, and dredfully she quaketh," }

{ "en": "As does the branch that Zephyrus shakes,", "me": "As doth þe braunche þat Zephirus shaketh," }

{ "en": "And hushed was all in Argos that city.", "me": "And husht were alle in Argon þat citee." }

{ "en": "As cold as any frost now feels she,", "me": "As cold as any frost now wexeth she;" }

{ "en": "For by the heart pity grips her so,", "me": "For pite by þe herte her streyneth so," }

{ "en": "And dread of death causes her much woe,", "me": "And dreed of death doth her so moche wo," }

{ "en": "That thrice she falls so overcome with fear.", "me": "Þat thryes doun she fil in swiche a were." }

{ "en": "She rises up and staggers there and here,", "me": "She rist her up, and shakereth heer and þere," }

{ "en": "And on her hands intently looks she.", "me": "And on her handes faste loketh she." }

{ "en": "'Alas, and shall my hands bloody be?", "me": "\"Allas! and shul my handes blody be?" }

{ "en": "I am a maiden, as I am by nature,", "me": "I am a maid, and, as by my nature," }

{ "en": "And by my form, and by my vesture,", "me": "And by my semblant and by my vesture," }

{ "en": "My hands are not made to grasp a knife,", "me": "Myn handes been nat shapen for a knyf," }

{ "en": "Nor to take from any man his life.", "me": "As for to reve no man fro his lyf." }

{ "en": "With knives what the devil have I to do?", "me": "What devil have I with þe knyf to do?" }

{ "en": "Yet, shall my throat then be slit in two?", "me": "And shal I have my throte corve a-two?" }

{ "en": "Then will I bleed, alas, and deathwards wend!", "me": "Þan shal I blede, allas! And me beshende;" }

{ "en": "And yet this thing indeed must have an end:", "me": "And nedes cost this thing mot have an ende;" }

{ "en": "Either he or I must surely lose our life.", "me": "Or he or I mot nedes lese our lyf." }

{ "en": "Now,' quoth she, 'since I am his wife,", "me": "Now certes,\" quod she, \"sin I am his wyf," }

{ "en": "And pledged to loyalty 'tis best for me", "me": "And hath my feith, yit is it bet for me" }

{ "en": "To die myself in wifely honesty", "me": "For to be deed in wyily honestee" }

{ "en": "Than be a traitor and live on in shame.", "me": "Þan be a traitour living in my shame." }

{ "en": "Be it as it may, dire earnest or in game,", "me": "Be as be may, for ernest or for game," }

{ "en": "He shall awake and rise and go his way", "me": "He shal awake, and ryse and go his way" }

{ "en": "Out by the window ere that it be day' –", "me": "Out at this goter, or þat hit be day!\" --" }

{ "en": "And she weeps tenderly upon his face,", "me": "And weep ful tenderly upon his face," }

{ "en": "And him in her arms she does embrace,", "me": "And in her armes gan him to embrace," }

{ "en": "And shakes him then, and wakes him soft.", "me": "And him she roggeth and awaketh softe;" }

{ "en": "And he leaps from the window high aloft", "me": "And at þe window leep he fro þe lofte" }

{ "en": "When she has warned him for his good.", "me": "Whan she hath warned him, and doon him bote." }

{ "en": "This Lynceus was swift and light of foot,", "me": "Þis Lino swifte was, and light of fote," }

{ "en": "And from his wife he ran away full fast.", "me": "And from his wyf he ran a ful good pas." }

{ "en": "The guileless woman is so weak, alas,", "me": "Þis sely woman is so wayk, allas!" }

{ "en": "And so helpless, that before she went", "me": "And helples so, þat, or þat she fer wente," }

{ "en": "Far, her cruel father gained his intent.", "me": "Her cruel fader dide her for to hente." }

{ "en": "Alas, Lynceus, why now so untrue?", "me": "Allas! Lino! why art thou so unkinde?" }

{ "en": "Why was there never a thought in you", "me": "Why ne haddest thou remembred in thy minde" }

{ "en": "To take and lead her forth secretly?", "me": "To taken her, and lad her forth with þee?" }

{ "en": "For when she saw that gone away was he,", "me": "For, what she saw þat goon awey was he," }

{ "en": "And that she could in no way swiftly go", "me": "And þat she mighte nat so faste go," }

{ "en": "And follow him, she sat lingering so,", "me": "Ne folwen him, she sette her doun right tho," }

{ "en": "That she was caught and fettered in prison.", "me": "Til she was caught and fetered in prisoun." }

{ "en": "The tale is told to this conclusion…", "me": "Þis tale is seid for this conclusioun...." }