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us   consider   again   our   ideas   of   early  Feudalism。       Probably  they  were   in 

the service of townsmen�察�whose good town treated the Count as no more 

than   an   equal   of   its   corporate   dignity。   The   bower of   branches built   by 

Nicolete   is   certainly   one   of   the   places   where   the   minstrel   himself   has 

rested and been pleased with his work。                 One can feel it still�察�the cool of 

that clear summer  night�察�the sweet smell of broken   boughs�察�and   trodden 

grass�察�and deep dew�察�and the shining of the star that Aucassin deemed was 

the translated spirit of his lady。         Romance has touched the book here with 

her magic�察�as she has touched the lines where we read how Consuelo came 

by moonlight to the Canon's garden and the white flowers。                       The pleasure 

here   is   the   keener   for   contrast   with   the   luckless   hind   whom   Aucassin 

encountered   in   the   forest�此     �the   man   who   had   lost   his   master's   ox�察  �the 

ungainly  man   who   wept�察  �because   his   mother's   bed   had   been   taken   from 

under her to pay his debt。           This man was in that estate which Achilles�察�in 

Hades�察�preferred above the kingship of the dead outworn。                        He was hind 

and hireling to a villein�察�

        ��Greek text�А�

        It is   an unexpected   touch of   pity  for   the people�察 �and   for other than 

love´sorrows�察  �in   a   poem   intended   for   the   great   and   courtly   people   of 

chivalry。 

     At last the lovers meet�察�in the lodge of flowers beneath the stars。 Here 



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the story should end�察�though one could ill spare the pretty lecture the girl 

reads her lover as they ride at adventure�察�and the picture of Nicolete�察�with 

her brown stain�察�and jogleor's attire�察�and her viol�察�playing before Aucassin 

in his own castle of Biaucaire。 The burlesque interlude of the country of 

Torelore   is   like   a   page   out   of   Rabelais�察  �stitched   into   the   cante´fable   by 

mistake。      At    such    lands   as   Torelore    Pantagruel      and   Panurge      touched 

many   a   time   in   their   vague   voyaging。      Nobody�察  �perhaps�察  �can   care   very 

much about Nicolete's adventures in Carthage�察�and her recognition by her 

Paynim       kindred。     If   the  old   captive    had    been    a  prisoner    among      the 

Saracens�察�he was too indolent or incurious to make use of his knowledge。 

He hurries on to his journey's end�察�

       ;Journeys end in lovers meeting。; 

       So he finishes the tale。         What lives in it�察�what makes it live�察�is the 

touch     of   poetry�察  �of   tender    heart�察  �of  humorous       resignation。      The     old 

captive says the story will gladden sad men�此� 

       ;Nus   hom   n'est   si   esbahis�察  �tant   dolans   ni   entrepris�察  �de   grant   mal 

amaladis�察�se il l'oit�察�ne soit garis�察�et de joie resbaudis�察�tant par est douce。; 

       This   service   it   did   for   M。   Bida�察  �the   painter�察  �as   he   tells   us   when   he 

translated Aucassin in 1870。            In dark and darkening days�察�patriai tempore 

iniquo�察�we too have turned to Aucassin et Nicolete。 ��5�� 



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              BALLADE OF AUCASSIN 



     Where   smooth   the   Southern   waters   run   Through   rustling   leagues   of 

poplars   gray�察  �Beneath   a   veiled   soft   Southern   sun�察  �We   wandered   out   of 

Yesterday�察  �Went   Maying   in   that   ancient   May   Whose   fallen   flowers   are 

fragrant    yet�察 �And    lingered   by  the   fountain   spray   With   Aucassin     and 

Nicolete。 

     The grassgrown paths are trod of none Where through the woods they 

went astray�察�The spider's traceries are spun Across the darkling forest way�察�

There come no Knights that ride to slay�察�No Pilgrims through the grasses 

wet�察�No shepherd lads that sang their say With Aucassin and Nicolete。 

     'Twas here by Nicolete begun Her lodge of boughs and blossoms gay�察�

'Scaped from the cell of marble dun 'Twas here the lover found the Fay�察�O 

lovers   fond�察  �O   foolish   play�   �How   hard   we   find   it   to   forget�察  �Who   fain 

would dwell with them as they�察�With Aucassin and Nicolete。 

     ENVOY。 

     Prince�察�'tis a melancholy lay� �For Youth�察�for Life we both regret�此�How 

fair they seem�察�how far away�察�With Aucassin and Nicolete。 

    A。 L。 



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              BALLADE OF NICOLETE 



     All bathed in pearl and amber light She rose to fling the lattice wide�察�

And leaned into the fragrant night�察�Where brown birds sang of summertide�察�

��'Twas Love's own voice that called and cried�� ;Ah�察�Sweet� ─�she said�察 �I'll 

seek thee yet�察�Though thorniest pathways should betide The fair white feet 

of Nicolete。; 

     They slept�察�who would have stayed her flight�察。�Full fain were they the 

maid   had   died�。�   She   dropped   adown   her   prison's   height   On   strands   of 

linen   featly   tied。   And   so   she   passed   the   garden´side   With   loose´leaved 

roses sweetly  set�察�And  dainty  daisies�察�dark   beside The   fair   white   feet   of 

Nicolete� �

     Her lover lay  in evil   plight   ��So many  lovers   yet abide�。�  I  would   my 

tongue     could   praise   aright  Her   name�察   �that  should    be  glorified。   Those 

lovers   now�察  �whom   foes   divide A  little   weep��and   soon   forget。   How   far 

from these faint lovers glide The fair white feet of Nicolete。 

     ENVOY。 

     My   Princess�察  �doff   thy   frozen   pride�察  �Nor   scorn   to   pay   Love's   golden 

debt�察  �Through   his   dim   woodland   take   for   guide   The   fair   white   feet   of 

Nicolete。 

     GRAHAM R。 TOMSON 



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                  THE SONG´STORY OF 

         AUCASSIN AND NICOLETE 



     'Tis of Aucassin and Nicolete。 

       Who   would   list   to   the   good   lay   Gladness   of   the   captive   grey�拭  �'Tis 

how two young lovers met�察�Aucassin and Nicolete�察�Of the pains the lover 

bore And the sorrows he outwore�察�For the goodness and the grace�察�Of his 

love�察�so fair of face。 

     Sweet the song�察�the story sweet�察�There is no man hearkens it�察�No man 

living 'neath   the sun�察 �So outwearied�察�so   foredone�察 �Sick   and   woful�察 �worn 

and sad�察�But is healed�察�but is glad 'Tis so sweet。 

       So say they�察�speak they�察�tell they the Tale�此�

       How   the   Count   Bougars   de   Valence   made   war   on   Count   Garin   de 

Biaucaire�察�war so great�察�and so marvellous�察�and so mortal that never a day 

dawned but alway he was there�察�by the gates and walls�察�and barriers of the 

town with a hundred knights�察�and ten thousand men at arms�察�horsemen and 

footmen�此      �so   burned   he   the   Count's   land�察  �and   spoiled   his   country�察  �and 

slew his men。       Now the Count Garin de Biaucaire was old and frail�察�and 

his good days were gone over。           No heir had he�察�neither son nor daughter�察�

save one young man only�察�such an one as I shall tell you。                 Aucassin was 

the   name   of   the   damoiseau�此  �fair   was   he�察  �goodly�察  �and   great�察  �and   featly 

fashioned of his body�察�and limbs。           His hair was yellow�察�in little curls�察�his 

eyes blue and laughing�察�his face beautiful and shapely�察�his nose high and 

well set�察�and so richly seen was he in all things good�察�that in him was none 

evil   at   all。 But   so   suddenly   overtaken   was   he   of   Love�察  �who   is   a   great 

master�察�that he would not�察�of his will�察�be dubbed knight�察�nor take arms�察�nor 

follow   tourneys�察  �nor   do   whatsoever   him   beseemed。   Therefore   his   father 

and mother said to him�察�

     ;Son�察�go take thine arms�察�mount thy horse�察�and hold thy land�察�and help 

thy men�察�for if they see thee among them�察�more stoutly will they keep in 

battle their lives�察�and lands�察�and thine�察�and mine。; 

     ;Father�察─�said Aucassin�察 �I marvel that you will be speaking。                  Never 



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may God give me aught of my desire if I be made knight�察�or mount my 

horse�察�or face stour and battle wherein knights smite and are smitten again�察�

unless thou give me Nicolete�察�my true love�察�that I love so well。; 

     ;Son�察─�said the father�察 �this may not be。           Let Nicolete go�察�a slave girl 

she is�察�out of a strange land�察�and the captain of this town bought her of the 

Saracens�察�and carried her hither�察�and hath reared her and let christen the 

maid�察�and took her for his daughter in God�察�and one day will find a young 

man   for   her�察  �to   win   her   bread   honourably。  Herein   hast   thou   naught   to 

make or mend�察�but if a wife thou wilt have�察�I will give thee the daughter of 

a King�察�or a Count。 There is no man so rich in France�察�but if thou desire 

his daughter�察�thou shalt have her。; 

     ;Faith� �my father�察─�said Aucassin�察 �tell me where is the place so high 

in all the world�察�that Nicolete�察�my sweet lady and love�察�would not grace it 

well�拭    �If she were Empress of Constantinople or of Germany�察�or Queen 

of France or England�察 �it were  little  enough for  her�察�so gentle is she and 

courteous�察�and debonaire�察�and compact of all good qualities。; 

       Here singeth one�此�

       Aucassin     was    of  Biaucaire     Of   a  goodly    castle   there�察  �But   from 

Nicolete the fair None might win his heart away Though his father�察�

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