lat 524 A.D. III,12c,20-28Illic blanda sonantibus
Chordis carmina temperans
Quidquid praecipuis deae
Matris fontibus hauserat,
Quod luctus dabat impotens,
Quod luctum geminans amor,
Deflet Taenara commouens
Et dulci ueniam prece
Vmbrarum dominos rogat.
ger Notker ca. 950-1022 A.D.Illic temperanus blanda carmina . somantibus chordis . quicquid hauserat precipuis fontibus . i. doctrinis matris deę . quod luctus dabat inpotens . s. impetrandi . quod uoluit . quod amor dedit . i. dictauit . geminans luctum . deflet . commouens tęnara.
Únde dâr rértende sûozo héllentíu séit-sáng . sô er scônesten gelírnet hábeta be sînero mûoter caliopea . dero musa . únde ín dér uuûoft scúnta . dér lúzzel gemáhta . únde ín des uuîbes mínna lêrta . díu ímo den uuûoft ráhta . dáz sáng er . únde rôz . únz is hélla erdrôz.
Et dulci prece ueniam umbrarum dominos rogat.
Únde sús scûozo bát er gnâdôn . dîe hêrren dero sêlôn.
(fra Simon de Freine ca. 1189-1200) fra Jean de Meun ca. 1300Illeques atrempa il ses douces chançons par cordez resonnans, et dist et chanta en pleurant tout quenque il avoit apris et puisié es nobles fontaines de sa mere Calliope la deesse, et chanta de tout quenque puissance de pleur et de tout quanque amour qui doubloit le pleur li donnoit et enseignoit ; et esmut enfer et requist par douce priere les diex d’enfer, seigneurs des ames, que il li rendissent sa fame.
eng Chaucer 1343-1400 A.D.And there he temprede hise blaundisshinge songes by resowninge strenges, and spak and song in wepinge al that ever he hadde15received and laved out of the noble welles of his moder Calliope the goddesse; and he song with as mochel as he mighte of wepinge, and with as moche as love, that doublede his sorwe, mighte yeve him and techen him; and he commoevede the helle, and requerede and bisoughte by swete preyere the lordes of sowles20 in helle, of relesinge; that is to seyn, to yilden him his wyf.
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Book I: THE SORROWS OF BOETHIUS
