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Nicolete's adventures in Carthage; and her recognition by her Paynim

kindred。  If the old captive had been a prisoner among the Saracens;

he was too indolent or incurious to make use of his knowledge。  He

hurries on to his journey's end;





〃Journeys end in lovers meeting。〃





So he finishes the tale。  What lives in it; what makes it live; is

the touch of poetry; of tender heart; of humorous resignation。  The

old captive says the story will gladden sad men:…





〃Nus hom n'est si esbahis;

tant dolans ni entrepris;

de grant mal amaladis;

se il l'oit; ne soit garis;

et de joie resbaudis;

tant par est douce。〃





This service it did for M。 Bida; the painter; as he tells us when he

translated Aucassin in 1870。  In dark and darkening days; patriai

tempore iniquo; we too have turned to Aucassin et Nicolete。 {5}









BALLADE OF AUCASSIN







Where smooth the Southern waters run

Through rustling leagues of poplars gray;

Beneath a veiled soft Southern sun;

We wandered out of Yesterday;

Went Maying in that ancient May

Whose fallen flowers are fragrant yet;

And lingered by the fountain spray

With Aucassin and Nicolete。



The grassgrown paths are trod of none

Where through the woods they went astray;

The spider's traceries are spun

Across the darkling forest way;

There come no Knights that ride to slay;

No Pilgrims through the grasses wet;

No shepherd lads that sang their say

With Aucassin and Nicolete。



'Twas here by Nicolete begun

Her lodge of boughs and blossoms gay;

'Scaped from the cell of marble dun

'Twas here the lover found the Fay;

O lovers fond; O foolish play!

How hard we find it to forget;

Who fain would dwell with them as they;

With Aucassin and Nicolete。



ENVOY。



Prince; 'tis a melancholy lay!

For Youth; for Life we both regret:

How fair they seem; how far away;

With Aucassin and Nicolete。



A。 L。







BALLADE OF NICOLETE







All bathed in pearl and amber light

She rose to fling the lattice wide;

And leaned into the fragrant night;

Where brown birds sang of summertide;

('Twas Love's own voice that called and cried)

〃Ah; Sweet!〃 she said; 〃I'll seek thee yet;

Though thorniest pathways should betide

The fair white feet of Nicolete。〃



They slept; who would have stayed her flight;

(Full fain were they the maid had died!)

She dropped adown her prison's height

On strands of linen featly tied。

And so she passed the garden…side

With loose…leaved roses sweetly set;

And dainty daisies; dark beside

The fair white feet of Nicolete!



Her lover lay in evil plight

(So many lovers yet abide!)

I would my tongue could praise aright

Her name; that should be glorified。

Those lovers now; whom foes divide

A little weep;and soon forget。

How far from these faint lovers glide

The fair white feet of Nicolete。



ENVOY。



My Princess; doff thy frozen pride;

Nor scorn to pay Love's golden debt;

Through his dim woodland take for guide

The fair white feet of Nicolete。



GRAHAM R。 TOMSON







THE SONG…STORY OF AUCASSIN AND NICOLETE







'Tis of Aucassin and Nicolete。





Who would list to the good lay

Gladness of the captive grey?

'Tis how two young lovers met;

Aucassin and Nicolete;

Of the pains the lover bore

And the sorrows he outwore;

For the goodness and the grace;

Of his love; so fair of face。



Sweet the song; the story sweet;

There is no man hearkens it;

No man living 'neath the sun;

So outwearied; so foredone;

Sick and woful; worn and sad;

But is healed; but is glad

'Tis so sweet。





So say they; speak they; tell they the Tale:





How the Count Bougars de Valence made war on Count Garin de

Biaucaire; war so great; and so marvellous; and so mortal that never

a day dawned but alway he was there; by the gates and walls; and

barriers of the town with a hundred knights; and ten thousand men at

arms; horsemen and footmen:  so burned he the Count's land; and

spoiled his country; and slew his men。  Now the Count Garin de

Biaucaire was old and frail; and his good days were gone over。  No

heir had he; neither son nor daughter; save one young man only; such

an one as I shall tell you。  Aucassin was the name of the damoiseau:

fair was he; goodly; and great; and featly fashioned of his body;

and limbs。  His hair was yellow; in little curls; his eyes blue and

laughing; his face beautiful and shapely; his nose high and well

set; and so richly seen was he in all things good; that in him was

none evil at all。  But so suddenly overtaken was he of Love; who is

a great master; that he would not; of his will; be dubbed knight;

nor take arms; nor follow tourneys; nor do whatsoever him beseemed。

Therefore his father and mother said to him;



〃Son; go take thine arms; mount thy horse; and hold thy land; and

help thy men; for if they see thee among them; more stoutly will

they keep in battle their lives; and lands; and thine; and mine。〃



〃Father;〃 said Aucassin; 〃I marvel that you will be speaking。  Never

may God give me aught of my desire if I be made knight; or mount my

horse; or face stour and battle wherein knights smite and are

smitten again; unless thou give me Nicolete; my true love; that I

love so well。〃



〃Son;〃 said the father; 〃this may not be。  Let Nicolete go; a slave

girl she is; out of a strange land; and the captain of this town

bought her of the Saracens; and carried her hither; and hath reared

her and let christen the maid; and took her for his daughter in God;

and one day will find a young man for her; to win her bread

honourably。  Herein hast thou naught to make or mend; but if a wife

thou wilt have; I will give thee the daughter of a King; or a Count。

There is no man so rich in France; but if thou desire his daughter;

thou shalt have her。〃



〃Faith! my father;〃 said Aucassin; 〃tell me where is the place so

high in all the world; that Nicolete; my sweet lady and love; would

not grace it well?  If she were Empress of Constantinople or of

Germany; or Queen of France or England; it were little enough for

her; so gentle is she and courteous; and debonaire; and compact of

all good qualities。〃





Here singeth one:





Aucassin was of Biaucaire

Of a goodly castle there;

But from Nicolete the fair

None might win his heart away

Though his father; many a day;

And his mother said him nay;

〃Ha! fond child; what wouldest thou?

Nicolete is glad enow!

Was from Carthage cast away;

Paynims sold her on a day!

Wouldst thou win a lady fair

Choose a maid of high degree

Such an one is meet for thee。〃

〃Nay of these I have no care;

Nicolete is debonaire;

Her body sweet and the face of her

Take my heart as in a snare;

Loyal love is but her share

That is so sweet。〃





Then speak they; say they; tell they the Tale:





When the Count Garin de Biaucaire knew that he would avail not to

withdraw Aucassin his son from the love of Nicolete; he went to the

Captain of the city; who was his man; and spake to him; saying:



〃Sir Count; away with Nicolete thy daughter in God; cursed be the

land whence she was brought into this country; for by reason of her

do I lose Aucassin; that will neither be dubbed knight; nor do aught

of the things that fall to him to be done。  And wit ye well;〃 he

said; 〃that if I might have her at my will; I would burn her in a

fire; and yourself might well be sore adread。〃



〃Sir;〃 said the Captain; 〃this is grievous to me that he comes and

goes and hath speech with her。  I had bought the maiden at mine own

charges; and nourished her; and baptized; and made her my daughter

in God。  Yea; I would have given her to a young man that should win

her bread honourably。  With this had Aucassin thy son naught to make

or mend。  But; sith it is thy will and thy pleasure; I will send her

into that land and that country where never will he see her with his

eyes。〃



〃Have a heed to thyself;〃 said the Count Garin; 〃thence might great

evil come on thee。〃



So parted they each from other。  Now the Captain was a right rich

man:  so had he a rich palace with a garden in face of it; in an

upper chamber thereof he let place Nicolete; with one old woman to

keep her company; and in that chamber put bread and meat and wine

and such things as were needful。  Then he let seal the door; that

none might come in or go forth; save that there was one window; over

against the garden; and strait enough; where through came to them a

little air。





Here singeth one:





Nicolete as ye heard tell

Prisoned is within a cell

That is painted wondrously

With colours of a far countrie;

And the window of marble wrought;

There the maiden stood in thought;

With straight brows and yellow hair

Never saw ye fairer fair!

On the wood she gazed below;

And she saw the roses blow;

Heard the birds sing loud and low;

Therefore spoke she wofully:

〃Ah me; wherefore do I lie

Here in prison wrongfully:

Aucassin; my love; my knight;

Am I not thy heart's delight;

Thou that lovest me aright!

'Tis for thee that I must dwell

In the vaulted chamber cell;

Hard beset and all alone!

By our Lady Mary's Son

Here no longer will I wonn;

If I may flee!





Then speak they; say they; tell they the Tale:



Nicolete was in prison; as ye have heard soothly; in the chamber。

And the noise and bruit of it went through all the country and all

the land; how that Nicolete was lost。  Some said she had fled the

country; and some that the Count Garin de Biaucaire had let slay

her。  Whosoever had joy thereof; Aucassin had none; so he went to

the Captain of the town and spoke to him; saying:



〃Sir Captain; what hast thou made of Nicolete; my sweet lady and

love; the thing that best I love in all the world?  Hast thou

carried her off or ravished her away from me?  Know w
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