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Ab nou cor et ab nou talen Ab nou saber et ab nou sen Et ab nou bel captenemen Vuoill un bon vers commensar; E qui mos bons nous motz enten Ben er plus nous a son viven Qu'us vieills en deu renovellar. Qu'ieu renovel mon ardimen (Qu'ai novel ab veil pessamen.) Franc de novel ab ferm parven, E chantem al novel temps clar Que·l novels fruitz naison desen E·l novels critz on Jois s'empren E·ill auzeill intron en amar. Domn'am que me fai alegrar Qu'ieu am plus c'om non sap pensar Tant ben cum ieu am, ni comtar; Qu'ieu am la gensor ses conten – Si Dieus m'am! – e no·i met cuidar C'ad ops d'amar la·m saup triar Amors quan nos ajostet gen. D'Amor mi dei ieu ben lauzar Mais c'ad Amor guizerdonar Non puosc, qu'Amors m'a si·m ten car. Da·t Amors per son chauzimen Mais qu'Amors non pot estojar A sos ops, Amors, ni donar Ad autrui don ai cor rizen. Rire dei ieu si·m fatz soven Que·l cor mi ri neis en dormen, E midonz ri·m tant dousamen Que ris de Dieu m'es vis, so·m par, E si·m ten sos ris plus gauzen Que si·m rizion catre cen Angel que·m deurion gaug far. Gaug ai ieu tal que mil dolen Seriont del mieu gaug manen, E del mieu gaug tuich miei paren Viurion ab gaug ses manjar; E qui vol gaug sai l'an queren, Qu'ieu ai tot gaug entieramen De midonz que ben lo·m pot dar. Dompna, d'als non ai a parlar Mas de vos, dompna, que baisar Vos cuig, dompna, quand aug nomnar Vos, dompna, que ses vestimen En mon cor, dompna, vos esgar; C'ades mi·us veig inz dompn'estar Vostre bel nou cors covinen. De mon nou vers vuoill totz pregar Que·l m'anon de novel chantar A lieis c'am senes talan var. Dieus m'abais, et Amors, s'ieu men; C'autre ris mi semblon plorar, Si·m ten ferm en gaug ses laissar Midonz, c'autre drut non cossen. Ja Dieus mais dompna no·m presen, Sol gart ma dompn' e mon Joglar! Dieus gart ma dompna e mon Joglar E ja mais dompna no·m presen. |
With a new heart and with a new desire, with a new knowledge and with a new sense and with a fair, new conduct I want to begin a fine verse; and he who understands my fine new words is indeed younger in his life: for an old man should be renewed by them. I renew my daring (for I have new intentions together with the old). Sincere again, and with firm intentions, let us sing to the bright incoming season; for the new fruits are carried forth, and so are the new cries in which Joy is kindled and the birds begin to love. I love a lady who gladdens me for I love more than one could imagine – so well I love – or tell; for I love the most noble woman, without dispute – so help me god! – and I am not presumptuous about it, for Love could well gauge me as a lover when he so nobly matched us. I must indeed praise Love since I cannot reward Love for keeping me and holding me dear. Love gives you, out of his judgement, more than Love can hoard for its own profit, or give to someone else, so that I have a laughing heart. I ought to laugh, and so I often do, for my heart laughs even when sleeping, and my lady smiles at me so sweetly that I am showed the smile of god (or so it appears to me) and indeed her smile keeps me happier than if four hundred angels committed to giving me joy would smile at me. I have such joy that a thousand grieving men would be rich with my joy, and of my joy all my relatives could live in joy without food; and he who longs for joy, let him come seek it here, for I truly have all joy from my lady, who well can bestow it. Lady, I ought not to talk about anything but you, lady, for I imagine I am kissing you, lady, when I hear someone mention your name, lady whom, without clothes, I behold in my heart; for now I see within myself, lady, your beautiful, becoming, naked body. About this verse: I wish to endear all to go sing it anew to her whom I love with no fickle intentions. May god and Love cast me down if I lie; for other laughters look to me like weeping, so firmly my lady, who scorns other lovers, holds me steadfast in joy. May god never show me another lady, if only he keeps my lady and my Joglar! May god keep my lady and my Joglar and never show me another lady. |