Wreccan wifes ged [The Wife's Lament; The Wife's Complaint]

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WRECCAN WIFES GED [THE WIFE'S LAMENT; THE WIFE'S COMPLAINT]	WRECCAN WIFES GED [THE WIFE'S LAMENT; THE WIFE'S COMPLAINT]
Ic þis giedd wrece                     bi me ful geomorre minre sylfre sið;                    ic þæt secgan mæg hwæt ic yrmþa gebad                     siþþan ic up weox niwes oþþe ealdes,                     noma þonne nu a ic wite wonn                     minra wræcsiþa! Ærest min hlaford gewat                     heonan of leodum ofer yþa gelac.                     Hæfde ic uhtceare hwær min leodfruma                     londes wære. Ða icme feran gewat                     folgað secan, wineleas wræcca,                     for minre weaþearfe. Ongunnon þæt þæs monnes                     magas hycgan þurh dyrne geþoht                     þæt hy todælden unc þæt wit gewidost                     in woruldrice lifdon laðlicost,                     and mec longade. Het mec hlaford min                     her heard niman. Ahte ic leofra lyt                     on þissum londstede, holdra freonda;                     for þon is min hyge geomor, ða icme ful gemæcne                     monnan funde heardsæligne,                    hygegeomorne, mod miþendne,                     morþor hycgende bliþe gebæro.                     Ful oft wit beotedan þæt unc ne gedælde                    nemne deað ana. owiht elles.                     Eft is þæt onhworfen is nu […....] swa hit no wære. freondscipe uncer!                     Sceal ic feor ge neah mines fela leofan                     fæhðu dreogan. Heht mec mon wunian                     on wuda bearwe under actreo                     in þam eorðscræfe. Eald is þes eorðsele                     eal ic eom oflongad; sindon dena dimme                     duna uphea, bitre burgtunas,                    brerum beweaxne, wic wynna leas.                     Ful oft mec her wraþe begeat fromsiþ frean.                     Frynd sind on eorþan leofe lifgende,                     leger weardiað, þonne ic on uhtan                     ana gonge under actreo                     geond þas eorðscrafu! Þær ic sittan mot                     sumorlangne dæg, þær ic wepan mæg                     mine wræcsiþas, earfoþa fela.                     For þon ic æfre ne mæg þære modceare                     minre gerestan. Ne ealles þæs longaþes                     þe mec on þissum life begeat. A scyle geong mon                     wesan geomormod, heard heortan geþoht,                     swylce habban sceal bliþe gebæro,                     eac þon breostceare, sinsorgna gedreag -                    sy æt him sylfum gelong eal his worulde wyn                     sy ful wide fah feorres folclondes                     þæt min freond siteð under stanhliþe.                     storme behrimed wine werigmod,                    wætre beflowen on dreorsele.                     Dreogeð se min wine micle modceare;                     he gemon to oft wynlicran wic.                    Wa bið þam þe sceal of langoþe                     leofes abidan!	Ic þis giedd wrece bime ful geomorre minre sylfre sið ic þæt secgan mæg hwæt ic yrmþa gebad siþþan icupweox niwes oþþe ealdes noma þon nu aicwite wonn minra wræcsiþa ærest minhlaford gewat heonan ofleodum ofer yþa gelac hæfde ic uht ceare hwærmin leodfru ma londes wære. ða icme feran gewat folgað secan wineleas wræcca forminre weaþearfe. Ongunnon þæt þæs monnes magas hycgan þurh dyrne geþoht þæthy todælden unc þætwit gewidost inworuldrice lifdon laðlicost ondmec longade. Hetmec hlaford min her heard niman ahte icleofra lyt onþissum londste de holdra freonda forþonismin hyge geomor. ðaicme fulgemæcne monnan funde heard sæligne hyge geomorne mod miþendne morþor hycgendne bliþe gebæro fuloftwit beotedan þætunc nege dælde nemne deað ana. owiht elles eft isþæt onhworfen is nuswa hit nowære freond scipe uncer scealicfeor ge neah mines fela leofan fæhðu dreogan heht mec mon wunian onwuda bearwe under actreo inþam eorð scræfe. Eald is þes eorð sele eal iceom oflongad. sindon dena dimme duna upheabitre burgtunas brerum beweax ne wicwynna leas ful oft mecher wra þe begeat from siþ frean frynd sind oneorþan leofe lifgende leger weardiað þonne icon uhtan ana gonge under ac treo geond þas eorð scrafu þæric sittan mot sumor langne. dæg þæric wepan mæg mine wræcsiþas earfoþa fela forþonic æfre nemæg þære modceare minre gerestan. neealles þæs longaþes þe mec onþissum life begeat ascyle geong mon wesan geo mor mod heard heortan geþoht swylce habban sceal bliþe gebæro eacþon breost ceare sinsorgna gedreag syæthim sylfum gelong ealhis worulde wyn syfulwi de fah feorres folc londes þætmin freond siteð understan hliþe storme behrimed wine werig mod wætre beflowen ondreor sele dreogeð semin wine micle mod ceare hegemon tooft wynlicran wic wabið þamþe sceal oflangoþe leofes abidan.