Zu mittelenglischen gedichten. XIII. Zu dem Streitgedichte zwischen drossel und nachtigall / [Hermann Varnhagen]. Varnhagen, Hermann, 1850-1924. 4 pages, ca. 6 kb University of Michigan Library Ann Arbor, Michigan 2018 CME00092 04078764 BAV4368

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 Anglia : zeitschrift für Englische philologie / ed. Richard Paul Wuelcker. Vol. 4, p. 207-210. [4] p. ; 24 cm. Halle a. S. Max Niemeyer 1881 Title from email of 2000-03-08 ; description based on email note. Corpus of Middle English. "Hermann Varnhagen"--Editor, p. 210.

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Dieses gedicht wurde nach Digby 86 abgedruckt in Rel. ant. I 241 ff.; collation dazu in Stengels beschreibung dieser hs. s. 64. Sodann ist es nach derselben hs. wieder abgedruckt bei Hazlitt, Rem. I 50 ff., wobei jedoch mehrere versehen aus dem erstern drucke herübergenommen sind. Ein fragment einer weitern aufzeichnung findet sich in der Auchinleck∣handschrift und ist abgedruckt von D. Laing in A penni worthe of witte etc. Ich teile dieses fragment hier von neuem nach der hs. mit.

 Le . . . . . . . n wiþ love . . . Wiþ blosme and wiþ briddes roun, 1-2. Cf. Lenten ys come wiþ love to toune, Wiþ blosmen and wiþ briddes roune (Frühlingsgedicht, Böddeker 164). Þe notes of þe hasel springeþ; Þe dewes derken in þe dale Þe notes of þe niȝtingale, Þis foules miri singeþ. 5-6. Ich vermag diesen beiden versen, die doch wol zu verbinden sind, einen rechten sinn nicht abzugewinnen. D hat: Þe dewes darkneþ in þe dale For longing of þe niȝttegale, was ich übersetze: 'Der tau versteckt sich im tale aus sehnsucht nach der nachtigall', d. h. um die nachtigall, nach deren gesange er sich sehnt, nicht an ihrem kommen zu hindern, ver∣steckt der tau sich in den tälern. Ich herd a striif bituixen to, Þat on of wele, þat oþer of wo, Bituen hem to yfere. Þat on herieþ wimen þat ben hende, Þat oþer he wald fawe schende. Þis strif ȝe mow yhere. Þe niȝtingale haþ ynome To speke for wimen atte frome, Of shame he wald hem were. Þe þrustelcok he spekeþ ay, He seyt bi niȝtes and bi day, Þat þai ben fendes fere. For þai bitraien everi man, Þat mest bileveþ hem on, Þei þai be milde of chere. Þai ben fals and fikel to fond, And wircheþ wo in everi lond, It were better þat hye nere. Þe niȝtingale: Schame it is to blame levedi, For þai ben hende of curtaisi; Y rede þat þou lete. Nas never breche non so strong, No wiþ riȝt, no wiþ wrong, Þat wimen no miȝt bete. Ysauȝten hem þat ben wroþe, And makeþ leve þat is loþe, Wiþ game men schuld hem grete. Þis warld were nouȝt, ȝif wimen nere, Ymaked þai ben to mannes fere, Nis noþing half so swete. Þe þrostelcok: I may wimen heri nouȝt, For þai ben fals and fikel of þouȝt, So me is don to understond. Y take witnes of mani and fele, Þat riche were of worldes wele And fre, to senden hem sond. Þei þai ben fair and briȝt in hewe, Þai ben fals, fikel, untrewe, And worcheþ wo in ich lond. King Alisaunder meneþ him of hem, In þe world nis non so crafti men, No non so riche of lond. Þe niȝtingale: Þrustelkok, þou art wode, Or þou canst to litel gode, Wimen for to schende. It is þe best drurie, And mest þai cun of curteisie, Nis no þing al so hende. Her love is swetter ywis, Þan þe braunche of licoris, Lofsum þai ben and hende. Wele swetter is her breþ, Þan ani milke oþer meþ, And lovelich in armes to wende. Þe þrostelcok: Niȝtingale, þou hast wrong, As ich finde in mi song, For ich hold wiþ þe riȝt. Y take witnisse of Wawain, Þat Crist ȝaf miȝt and main, And trewest was of kniȝt. So wide so he hadde riden and gon, Fals fond he never non, Bi day no bi niȝt. Foule, for þi fals mouþe, Þine sawes schal be wide couþe; Aliȝt whare þou liȝt. Þe niȝtingale: Ichave leve to aliȝt here In orchard and in erbere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GREIFSWALD. HERMANN VARNHAGEN.