Altenglische dichtungen des ms. Harl, 2253.

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Altenglische dichtungen des ms. Harl, 2253.
Author
Boeddeker, Karl, ed. 1846-
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Berlin,: Weidmann,
1878.
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English language -- Grammar
English poetry
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"Altenglische dichtungen des ms. Harl, 2253." In the digital collection Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/AFY7793.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 18, 2024.

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Page 161

VII. Heimliche Liebe.

Die Sprache dieses Liedes ist leicht und höchst anmuthig; die Alliteration fügt sich zwanglos in den Vers ein. Die Strophenform ist als eine Abart der rime couee anzusehen. Durch die Ungleichheit der beiden Theile derselben ist eine grössere Mannigfaltigkeit und zugleich ein lyrischer Abschluss geschaffen. — Burns hat in neuerer Zeit diese Strophenform mit Vorliebe verwandt, vgl. Second Epistle to Davie: Death and Doctor Hornbook; Holy Willie's Prayer.

Formen fremder Dialekte enthält dies Lied in der uns vorliegenden Redaktion nicht.

Th. Wright, Spec. of L. P. pag. 38.

[folio 67a] A wayle whyt ase whalles bon, Line 1 a grein in golde þat goldly shon, a tortle þat min herte is on, in toune trewe; hire gladshipe nes neuer gon, Line 5 whil y may glewe.
when heo is glad, of al þis world namore y bad, þen beo wiþ hire myn one bistad, wiþ oute strif; Line 10 þe care þat icham yn y brad y wyte a wyf.
A wyf, nis non so worly wroht; when heo ys blyþe to bedde ybroht, wel were him þat wiste hire þoht, Line 15

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Line 15 þat þryuen & þro; wel y wot heo nul me noht, myn herte is wo!
Hou shal þat lefly syng, þat þus is marred in mournyng? Line 20 heo me wol to deþe bryng longe er my day. gret hire wel, þat swete þing wiþ eȝenen gray.
Hyre heȝe haueþ wounded me ywisse. Line 25 hire bende browen, þat bringeþ blisse, hire comely mouth þat mihte cusse, in muche murþe he were; y wolde chaunge myn for his þat is here fere. Line 30
wolde hyre fere beo so freo, ant wurþes were þat so myhte beo; al for on y wolde ȝeue þreo, wiþ oute chep. from helle to heuene & sonne to see Line 35 nys non so ȝeep, ne half so freo; whose wole of loue be trewe, do lystne me.
Herkneþ me, y ou telle, in such wondryng for wo y welle, Line 40 nys no fur so hot in helle al to mon, þat loueþ derne ant darnout telle whet him ys on.

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Ich vnne hire wel, ant heo me wo; Line 45 ycham hire frend, ant heo my fo; me þuncheþ min herte wol breke a two for sorewe and syke! in godes greting mote heo go, þat wayle whyte. Line 50
Ich wolde ich were a þrestelcok, a bountyng oþer a lauerok. swete bryd! bi tuene hire curtel ant hire smok y wolde ben hyd. Line 55

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