TR4. 246 Hǐs éyěn twó, fǒr píěté ǒf hértě,
TR4. 247 Ǒut strémědén ǎs swíftě wéllěs twéyě;
TR4. 248 Thě héighě sóbběs óf hǐs sórwěs smértě
TR4. 249 Hǐs spéche hy̌m réfte; ǔnnéthěs mýghte hě séyě,
TR4. 250 “Ǒ déth, ǎllás, why̌ nýltǒw dó mě déyě?
TR4. 251 Ǎcórsěd bé thǎt dáy whǐch thát Nǎtúrě
TR4. 252 Shǒp mé tǒ bén ǎ lývěs créǎtúrě!”

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• Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
• English translations (Windeatt: 1998): His two eyes, in sympathy with his heart, streamed with tears like two swift springs; in his bitter sorrows his loud sobs deprived him of speech; he could scarcely say: ‘O death, alas, why won’t you make me die? Accursed be that day that Nature created me to be a living creature!’
• Japanese translations (Sasamoto: 2012): 無念の思いに、両目から涙が、勢いよく湧き出る二つの泉の如く流れ出た。激しい悲しみによる高いむせび泣きのために、言葉は奪われ、彼はほとんど者が言えなかった。「おお死よ、ああ、なぜおれをしなせてくれないのだ。〈自然の女神〉が生き物としておれをお造りになったその日が呪わしい！」
• Chinese translations (Fang: 1956): 两眼流着心酸的泪像两股湍急的泉水一般；他放声哭泣，说话也说不清，勉力嚷着，“啊，死神，你怎么不来引我去？我生之日何等不幸！”

Word Information

• Etymology: LOE
• Addresser: Narrator
• Addressee: N/A
• Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
• Counterpart in its source (Fil): 4.28
• Noun(s) (NPs) modified: suffering, sorrow or grief (Troilus’ sorrows)
• Attributive/ Predicative: predicative

Information in Previous Studies

• OED: Not quoted
• MED: Not quoted

• Commented in other previous works:
• Windeatt (2003: 209): smerte: bitter
• Fisher (1989): N/A
• Benson (1987): N/A
• Davis et al. (1979): bitter, painful (s.v. smert/smart, adj.)
• Donaldson (1975): N/A
• Baugh (1963): N/A

Possible Definitions

painful, sore

Comments from the Editor

See my comment of ‘heigh’ (adj., Tr4.248).