TR2. 393 “Thěnk ék hǒw éldě wástěth évery̌ hóurě TR2. 394 Ǐn éch ǒf yów ǎ pártǐe óf běautée; TR2. 395 Ǎnd thérfǒre ér thǎt ágě thé děvóurě, TR2. 396 Gǒ lóve; fǒr óld, thěr wól nǒ wíght ǒf thé. TR2. 397 Lǎt thís prǒvérbe ǎ lóore ǔntó yǒw bé: TR2. 398 Tǒ láte y̌wár, quǒd Béautě, whán ǐt pástě; TR2. 399 Ǎnd Éldě dáuntěth Dáungěr át thě lástě.
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- Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
- English translations (Windeatt: 1998): Think too how, with every hour, advancing age lays waste in each of you some portion of your beauty. And so, before old age completely devours you, go and love—for when you’re old, no one’ll want you! Let this proverb be a motto to you: “A ware too late, said Beauty, when it’s passed”, and getting old humbles haughty airs in the end.
- Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): 歳月がお前の体の各部の美の部分を刻一刻と摩滅させていくことも考えてごらん。だから年齢に蝕まれないうちに恋をしなさい、老月をとると誰も見向きもしないから。次の諺をお前の教訓としておきなさい。『美〉曰く、時過ぎて気づいてももう手遅れだ！』を。老齢は最後には驕慢を打ち負かすものなのだ。
- Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 试想你们女子年纪逐渐增长，美色是一时一刻都受到摧残；为此之故，人在未受老年侵蚀之前应趁早谈爱，一旦衰老了，谁也不理睬你了。愿你记取这句古谚：‘一旦红颜消，警觉嫌迟了；‘人到了晚年，终究要杀除他的傲气的。
Word Information
- Etymology: OE
- Addresser: Pandarus
- Addressee: Criseyde
- Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
- Counterpart in its source (Fil): 2.54
- Noun(s) (NPs) modified: human beings (female)
- Attributive/ Predicative: predicative
Information in Previous Studies
- OED: Not quoted
- MED: Not quoted
- Commented in other previous works:
- Windeatt (2003: 67): Go love; for old, ther wol no wight of the: Go and love; for when you are old, no one will want you
- Fisher (1989): N/A
- Benson (1987): N/A
- Davis et al. (1979): Not quoted
- Donaldson (1975: 763): old ther wil no wight of thee: no one will want you when you’re old
- Baugh (1963): N/A
Possible Definitions
old
Comments from the Editor
See my comment of ‘iwar’ (adj., Tr2.398).