TR5.995 “Tŏ-mórwe ĕk wól Ĭ spékĕn wíth yŏw fáyn, TR5.996 Sŏ thát yĕ tóuchĕn náught ŏf thís mătérĕ. TR5.997 Ănd whán yŏw líst, yĕ máy cŏme hére ăyáyn; TR5.998 Ănd ér yĕ gón, thŭs múche Ĭ séy yŏw hérĕ: TR5.999 Ăs hélp mĕ Pállăs wíth hĭre hérĕs clérĕ, TR5.1000 Ĭf thát Ĭ shólde ŏf ány̆ Grék hăn róuthĕ, TR5.1001 Ĭt shóldĕ bé yŏuresélvĕn, bý my̆ tróuthĕ!
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- Differences among the manuscripts and editions:
- English translation (Windeatt: 1998) (Windeatt: 1998): I’ll gladly speak with you tomorrow too, provided that you don’t touch on this subject, and you can come here again when you want. And before you go, I say this much to you here: so help me shining-haired Pallas, if I should ever take pity on any Greek, it would be yourself, upon my word!
- Japanese translation (Sasamoto: 2012) (Sasamoto: 2012): 貴方がこの問題にお触れにならなければ、明日も貴方と喜んでお話いたしますわ。そしてお好きな時に、再びここにいらっしゃってよろしいですよ。お帰りになる前に、ここでこれだけ申し上げておきます。輝く髪の女神パラスにかけて、万一ギリシャのどなたかにご同情申し上げることがあれば、わたしの真心にかけて、それは貴方御自身だってことです！
- Chinese translation (Fang: 1956) (Fang: 1956): 明天我愿和你再谈，只要你不提及这事。你高兴不妨再来；在你走之前，我只能和你说到这里为止：净发的帕拉丝助我，万一我有一天喜爱一个希腊人，那就是你了，这是真话！
Word Information
- Etymology: OF
- Addresser: Criseyde
- Addressee: Diomede
- Adjectives with which juxtaposed: N/A
- Counterpart in its source (Fil): N/A
- Noun(s) (NPs) modified: hair (Pallas’s hair)
- Attributive/ Predicative: predicative
Information in Previous Studies
- OED: Not quoted
- MED: Not quoted
- Commented in other previous works:
- Windeatt (2003: 310): heres clere: brightly shining hair
- Fisher (1989: 519): heres clere: shining hair
- Benson (1987): N/A
- Davis et al. (1979): Not quoted
- Donaldson (1975: 968): heres clere: bright hair
- Baugh (1963: 197): heres clere: bright hair
Possible Definitions
bright, shining; beautiful
Comments from the Editor
This quotation finds no counterpart in Fil. Criseyde swears to Pallas, the guardian deity of Troy, but ironically just as Criseyde eventually falls in love with Diomede, Pallas also aids the Greeks in conquering Troy.