TR2.918 Ă nýghty̆ngále, ŭpón ă cédrĕ grénĕ, TR2.919 Úndĕr thĕ chámbrĕ wál thĕr ás shĕ léy, TR2.920 Fŭl lóudĕ sóng ăyéin thĕ móonĕ shénĕ, TR2.921 Pĕráuntĕr ín hĭs bríddĕs wíse ă láy TR2.922 Ŏf lóve, thăt máde hĭre hértĕ fréssh ănd gáy. TR2.923 Thăt hérknĕd shé sŏ lónge ĭn góod ĕnténtĕ, TR2.924 Tĭl át thĕ láste thĕ dédĕ slép hĭre héntĕ.
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- Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
- English translations (Windeatt: 1998): A nightingale upon a green cedar tree beneath the bedroom wall where she was lying sang very loudly in the bright moonlight—perhaps, in its bird’s way, a song of love, that refreshed and delighted her at heart. To that she listened willingly for a long time, until a dead sleep took hold of her at last.
- Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): ちょうど彼女が寝ていた部屋の壁の下あたりの、緑のヒマラヤ杉の木で、一羽の小夜泣き鳥が皓々たる月影に向かって声高く歌った。恐らくこの鳥の流儀に従って恋の歌を歌ったのだろう。その歌は彼女の心を元気づけ、明るくした。彼女は長い間、快く聞いたが、とうとう深い眠りに落ちた。
- Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 一只夜莺在闺墙下杉树的绿枝头向着明月高唱，想来是禽鸟界的一曲情歌，使她听了心中喜悦，她倾听很久，直等到睡眠克服了她。
Word Information
- Etymology: OF
- Addresser: C(N)
- Addressee: N/A
- Adjectives with which juxtaposed: fresh
- Counterpart in its source (Fil): N/A
- Noun(s) (NPs) modified: human beings (female: Criseyde)
- Attributive/ Predicative: predicative
Information in Previous Studies
- OED: (Quoted) 3. a. Of persons, their attributes, actions, etc.: light-hearted, carefree; manifesting, characterized by, or disposed to joy and mirth; exuberantly cheerful, merry; sportive. Also in extended use. (s.v. gay, adj., adv., and n.)
- MED: (Quoted) 1. Joyous, merry, gay; light-hearted, carefree; also, wanton, lewd, lascivious. (s.v. gai, adj.)
- Commented in other previous works:
- Windeatt (2003: 88): gay: cheerful
- Fisher (1989): N/A
- Benson (1987): N/A
- Davis et al. (1979): Not quoted
- Donaldson (1975): N/A
- Baugh (1963): N/A
Possible Definitions
cheerful, merry; wanton, lewd
Comments from the Editor
See my comments of ‘ded’ (adj., Tr2.924) and ‘fresh’ (adj., Tr2.922).