《古德伦之歌 3》的原典
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古诺尔斯语原文采用冰岛学者 Guðni Jónsson 编订版本的规范拼写。
"Hvat er þér, Atli,
æ, Buðla sonr?
Er þér hryggt í hug?
Hví hlær þú æva?
Hitt mundi æðra
jörlum þykkja,
at við menn mæltir
ok mik sæir."
Atli kvað:
"Tregr mik þat, Guðrún
Gjúka dóttir,
mér í höllu
Herkja sagði,
at þit Þjóðrekr
und þaki svæfið
ok léttliga
líni verðið."
Guðrún kvað:
"Þér mun ek alls þess
eiða vinna
at inum hvíta
helga steini,
at ek við Þjóðrek
þatki áttak,
er vörðr né verr
vinna knátti.
Nema ek halsaða
herja stilli,
jöfur óneisinn,
einu sinni;
aðrar váru
okkrar spekjur,
er vit hörmug tvau
hnigum at rúnum.
Hér kom Þjóðrekr
með þría tegu,
lifa þeir né einir
þriggja tega manna;
hnöggt þú mik at bræðrum
ok at brynjuðum,
hnöggt þú mik at öllum
höfuðniðjum.
Sentu at Saxa,
Sunnmanna gram,
hann kann helga
hver vellanda."
Sjau hundruð manna
í sal gengu,
áðr kvæn konungs
í ketil tæki.
Guðrún kvað:
"Kemr-a nú Gunnarr,
kallig-a ek Högna,
sékk-a ek síðan
svása bræðr;
sverði mundi Högni
slíks harms reka,
nú verð ek sjalf fyrir mik
synja lýta."
Brá hon til botns
björtum lófa
ok hon upp of tók
jarknasteina:
"Sé nú, seggir,
sykn em ek orðin
heilagliga,
hvé sá hverr velli."
Hló þá Atla
hugr í brjósti,
er hann heilar sá
hendr Guðrúnar:
"Nú skal Herkja
til hvers ganga,
sú er Guðrúnu
grandi vændi."
Sá-at maðr armligt,
hverr er þat sá-at,
hvé þar á Herkju
hendr sviðnuðu;
leiddu þá mey
í mýri fúla.
Svá þá Guðrún
sinna harma.
亨利·亚当斯·贝洛斯1923年英译,已进入公有领域;诗节编号可能与原文不同。
Herkja was the name of a serving-woman of Atli's; she had been his concubine. She told Atli that she had seen Thjothrek and Guthrun both together. Atli was greatly angered thereby. Then Guthrun said:
"What thy sorrow, Atli, Buthli's son?
Is thy heart heavy-laden? Why laughest thou never?
It would better befit the warrior far
To speak with men, and me to look on."
Atli spake: 2.
"It troubles me, Guthrun, Gjuki's daughter,
What Herkja here in the hall hath told me,
That thou in the bed with Thjothrek liest,
Beneath the linen in lovers' guise."
Guthrun spake: 3.
"This shall I with oaths now swear,
Swear by the sacred stone so white,
That nought was there with Thjothmar's son
That man or woman may not know.
"Nor ever once did my arms embrace
The hero brave, the leader of hosts;
In another manner our meeting was,
When our sorrows we in secret told.
"With thirty warriors Thjothrek came,
Nor of all his men doth one remain;
Thou hast murdered my brothers and mail-clad men,
Thou hast murdered all the men of my race.
"Gunnar comes not, Hogni I greet not,
No longer I see my brothers loved;
My sorrow would Hogni avenge with the sword,
Now myself for my woes I shall payment win.
"Summon Saxi, the southrons' king,
For he the boiling kettle can hallow." Seven hundred there were in the hall,
Ere the queen her hand in the kettle thrust.
To the bottom she reached with hand so bright,
And forth she brought the flashing stones:
"Behold, ye warriors, well am I cleared
Of sin by the kettle's sacred boiling."
Then Atli's heart in happiness laughed,
When Guthrun's hand unhurt he saw;
"Now Herkja shall come the kettle to try,
She who grief for Guthrun planned."
Ne'er saw man sight more sad than this,
How burned were the hands of Herkja then;
In a bog so foul the maid they flung,
And so was Guthrun's grief requited.
本简体中文译文由 AI 根据古诺尔斯语原文翻译,并参考英文译文。
“阿特利,你怎么了,
唉,布德利之子?
你心中有忧愁吗?
为何从不欢笑?
在诸位领主看来,
更高贵的举止应是:
你同众人交谈,
也看看我。”
阿特利说:
“古德伦,吉尤基之女,
有件事令我苦恼:
在我的厅堂里,
赫尔基娅告诉我,
你与提奥德里克
在同一屋檐下共寝,
轻佻地
裹着亚麻被单。”
古德伦说:
“关于这一切,我愿向你
立下誓言,
对着那洁白的
神圣石头起誓:
我与提奥德里克之间,
从未有过那种事,
那是守护者或丈夫
才能做的事。
我不过曾拥抱过
那统领大军的君王,
那无可指摘的王者,
仅仅一次;
我们相聚谈心,
另有缘由,
当时我们两个悲伤的人
俯身倾诉心事。
提奥德里克来到这里时,
带着三十个人,
那三十个人中,
如今已无一生还;
你夺走了我的兄弟,
夺走了披甲的战士,
你夺走了我所有
最亲近的族人。
派人去请萨克西,
那南方人的君王,
他懂得如何祝圣
沸腾的大锅。”
七百个人
走进厅堂,
然后国王的妻子
才把手伸进锅里。
古德伦说:
“贡纳尔如今不会来了,
我也唤不来霍格尼,
此后我再也见不到
亲爱的兄弟;
霍格尼本会用剑
为这样的屈辱复仇,
如今我必须亲自
洗清自己的污名。”
她把白皙的手掌
直伸到锅底,
又从里面捞起
晶莹的宝石:
“勇士们,如今看吧,
我已获神圣的裁断,
洗清了罪名,
看这锅沸腾得多么猛烈。”
这时阿特利
胸中的心欢笑起来,
因为他看见古德伦
双手完好无伤:
“如今该让赫尔基娅
走到锅边来,
就是那个诬告古德伦
犯下恶行的女人。”
谁没有看见这一幕,
便不曾见过惨景:
赫尔基娅的双手
在锅中烫得焦烂;
他们随后把这女子
带进污秽的沼泽。
古德伦就这样
为自己的苦痛雪了恨。