The Phoenix | Back to lines 201 - 300 | ||||||||
innan ond utan. | Is seo eaggebyrd | ||||||||
stearc ond hiwe | stane gelicast, | ||||||||
gladum gimme, | žonne in goldfate | ||||||||
smiža oržoncum | biseted weoržeš. | ||||||||
305 | Is ymb žone sweoran, | swylce sunnan hring, | |||||||
beaga beorhtast | brogden fešrum. | ||||||||
Wrętlic is seo womb neožan, | wundrum fęger, | ||||||||
scir ond scyne. | Is se scyld ufan | ||||||||
frętwum gefeged | ofer žęs fugles bęc. | ||||||||
310 | Sindon ža scancan | scyllum biweaxen, | |||||||
311 | fealwe fotas. | Se fugel is on hiwe | |||||||
ęghwęs ęnlic, | onlicost pean, | ||||||||
wynnum geweaxen, | žęs gewritu secgaš. | ||||||||
Nis he hinderweard, | ne hygegęlsa, | ||||||||
315 | swar ne swongor, | swa sume fuglas, | |||||||
ža že late žurh lyft | lacaš fižrum, | ||||||||
ac he is snel ond swift | ond swiže leoht, | ||||||||
wlitig ond wynsum, | wuldre gemearcad. | ||||||||
Ece is se ęželing | se že him žęt ead gefeš! | ||||||||
320 | žonne he gewiteš | wongas secan, | |||||||
his ealdne eard, | of žisse eželtyrf. | ||||||||
Swa se fugel fleogeš, | folcum ošeaweš | ||||||||
mongum monna | geond middangeard, | ||||||||
žonne somniaš | sužan ond noržan, | ||||||||
325 | eastan ond westan, | eoredciestum, | |||||||
faraš feorran ond nean | folca žryžum | ||||||||
žęr hi sceawiaž | scyppendes giefe | ||||||||
fęgre on žam fugle, | swa him ęt fruman sette | ||||||||
sigora sošcyning | sellicran gecynd, | ||||||||
330 | frętwe fęgerran | ofer fugla cyn. | |||||||
šonne wundriaš | weras ofer eoržan | ||||||||
wlite ond węstma, | ond gewritum cyžaš, | ||||||||
mundum mearciaš | on marmstane, | ||||||||
hwonne se dęg ond seo tid | dryhtum geeawe | ||||||||
335 | frętwe flyhthwates. | šonne fugla cynn | |||||||
on healfa gehwone | heapum žringaš, | ||||||||
sigaš sidwegum, | songe lofiaš, | ||||||||
męraš modigne | meaglum reordum, | ||||||||
ond swa žone halgan | hringe beteldaš | ||||||||
340 | flyhte on lyfte; | fenix biž on middum, | |||||||
žreatum bižrungen. | žeoda wlitaš, | ||||||||
wundrum wafiaš, | hu seo wilgedryht | ||||||||
wildne weoržiaš, | worn ęfter ožrum, | ||||||||
cręftum cyžaš | ond for cyning męraš | ||||||||
345 | leofne leodfruman, | lędaš mid wynnum | |||||||
ęželne to earde, | ožžęt se anhoga | ||||||||
ošfleogeš, fežrum snel, | žęt him gefylgan ne męg | ||||||||
drymendra gedryht, | žonne duguša wyn | ||||||||
of žisse eoržan tyrf | ežel seceš. | ||||||||
350 | Swa se gesęliga | ęfter swylthwile | |||||||
his ealdcyšže | eft geneosaš, | ||||||||
fęgre foldan. | Fugelas cyrraš | ||||||||
from žam gušfrecan | geomormode | ||||||||
eft to earde. | žonne se ęželing biš | ||||||||
355 | giong in geardum. | God ana wat, | |||||||
cyning ęlmihtig, | hu his gecynde biš, | ||||||||
wifhades že weres; | žęt ne wat ęnig | ||||||||
monna cynnes, | butan meotod ana, | ||||||||
hu ža wisan sind | wundorlice, | ||||||||
360 | fęger fyrngesceap, | ymb žęs fugles gebyrd. | |||||||
361 | žęr se eadga mot | eardes neotan, | |||||||
wyllestreama | wuduholtum in, | ||||||||
wunian in wonge, | ožžęt wintra biš | ||||||||
žusend urnen. | žonne him weoržeš | ||||||||
365 | ende lifes; | hine ad žeceš | |||||||
žurh ęledfyr. | Hwęžre eft cymeš | ||||||||
aweaht wrętlice | wundrum to life. | ||||||||
Foržon he drusende | deaš ne bisorgaš, | ||||||||
sare swyltcwale, | že him symle wat | ||||||||
370 | ęfter ligžręce | lif edniwe, | |||||||
feorh ęfter fylle, | žonne fromlice | ||||||||
žurh briddes had | gebreadad weoršeš | ||||||||
eft of ascan, | edgeong weseš | ||||||||
under swegles hleo. | Biš him self gehwęšer | ||||||||
375 | sunu ond swęs fęder, | ond symle eac | |||||||
eft yrfeweard | ealdre lafe. | ||||||||
Forgeaf him se meahta | moncynnes fruma | ||||||||
žęt he swa wrętlice | weoržan sceolde | ||||||||
eft žęt ilce | žęt he ęr žon węs, | ||||||||
380 | fežrum bifongen, | žeah hine fyr nime. | |||||||
381 | Swa žęt ece lif | eadigra gehwylc | |||||||
ęfter sarwręce | sylf geceoseš | ||||||||
žurh deorcne deaš, | žęt he dryhtnes mot | ||||||||
ęfter geardagum | geofona neotan | ||||||||
385 | on sindreamum, | ond sižžan a | |||||||
wunian in wuldre | weorca to leane. | ||||||||
žisses fugles gecynd | fela gelices | ||||||||
388 | bi žam gecornum | Cristes žegnum | |||||||
beacnaš in burgum, | hu hi beorhtne gefean | ||||||||
390 | žurh fęder fultum | on žas frecnan tid | |||||||
healdaž under heofonum, | ond him heanne blęd | ||||||||
in žam uplican | ešle gestrynaž. | ||||||||
393 | Habbaž we geascad | žęt se ęlmihtiga | |||||||
worhte wer ond wif | žurh his wundra sped, | ||||||||
395 | ond hi ža gesette | on žone selestan | |||||||
foldan sceata, | žone fira bearn | ||||||||
nemnaš neorxnawong, | žęr him nęnges węs | ||||||||
eades onsyn, | ženden eces word, | ||||||||
halges hleožorcwide, | healdan woldan | ||||||||
400 | on žam niwan gefean. | žęr him niž gescod, | |||||||