| prosody | miscellaneous |
Pos jois mi met en via, Ben dei derenan Demonstrar mon talen, Que ves tal s'umelia Mos cors qu'en semblan Non lo·i aus far parven. Pero Amors me da tan d'ardimen Que de leis chan; e no sabretz qui sia, C'a totz ho vueill celar comunalmen. Car trop gran vilania Es qui·s vai vanan Per outracujamen; Mas ieu n'ai maestria Ab que·m gart de dan; E trob, mon essien, Qu'ieu sai mentir, e ver dir pus soven, E, quan me vueill, e la vertatz es mia, E quan ops m'es, la mesonja·m deffen. Dona, ves q'ieu sia [Hueu e derenan] Vos mi don e·m prezen, Qued autra senhoria Non vueill ni deman Ni anarai queren. Mais vueill estar al vostre mandamen Que d'autr'aver s'amor ni sa paria: Faitz e digatz de mi vostre talen! E qui ren vos dizia De mi lauzenjan Tant vos sai conoissen Que ja dan no·i auria. E quar eu dic tan Sai que fauc faillimen Qu'ieu tan vos am, pros dona, coralmen Que res el mon albirar non poiria L'amor part del trop mieils qued ieu n'enten. |
Since love prods me that way, I must, from now on, display my feelings, for my heart leans towards such a one that I don't dare reveal it in an apparent way. But Love gives me such daring that I sing about her; and you shall not know who she might be, for I want to hide it equally to everyone. For it is too great boorishness that one goes boasting out of presumptuousness; but I master the art to save myself from harm; and I find, in my opinion, that I know how to lie, and how to tell the truth more often, and, when I want, truth is mine and, when I need, lie defends me. Lady, wherever I may be, now and forever, I give and present myself to you for I don't crave nor require any other allegiance, nor will I go seeking [it]. I'd rather stay at your disposal than have the love and intimacy of another: do and say what you want of me! And whoever may tell you about me slandering, I know you are so wise that it would do me no harm. And in saying so much I know I'm failing for I love you so much, valiant lady, of all my heart, that nothing in the world could imagine love beyond the better understanding I have of it. |