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Era.m requier sa costum' e son us Amors, per cui plaing e sospir e veill, C'a la genssor del mon ai quist conseill E.m ditz q'ieu am tan aut cum puosc en sus La meillor dompna, q'ella.m n'es fermanssa C'onors e pretz m'er e pros e non dans; E car ill es del mon la plus prezans Ai mes en lieis mon cor e m'esperanssa. Anc non amet tan aut cum eu negus Ni tant pro dompn', e car no.i trob pareill M'enten en lieis e l'am al sieu conseill Mais que Tisbe non amet Pyramus, Que jois e pretz sobre totas l'enanssa, Qu'il es als pros plazens et acoindans Et als autres es d'orgoillos semblans, Larga d'aver e de doussa coindanssa. Anc Persivals qand en la cort d'Artus Tolc las armas al cavallier vermeill Non ac tal gauch cum eu del sieu conseill, E.m fai morir si cum mor Tantalus, Que so.m veda de que.m don' aondanssa Midonz q'es pros, cortess' e benestans, Ric' e gentils, joves e ben parlans, E de bon sen e de bella semblanssa. Bella dompna, aitant arditz e plus Fui qan vos quis la joia del cabeill E qe.m dassetz de vostr' amor consseill No.n fo del saut a Tir Emenadus, Mas a mi.n chai mais de pretz e d'onranssa Q'endreich d'amor fo l'ardimens plus grans; Mas ben deu far tal ardit vostr' amans, Moira per vos o n'aia benananssa. Ja mos Engles no.m blasme ni m'acus Si.m loing per lieis d'Aureng' e del Monteill, C'aissi.m don Dieus del sieu bel cors conseill Cum las meillors valen de lieis en jus, E s'ieu fos reis d'Englaterr' o de Fransa Loignera m'en per far totz sos comans, Q'en lieis es totz mos cors e mos talans Et es la res don plus ai desiranssa. Belh Cavalier, en vos ai m'esperansa, E quar vos es del mon la plus prezans E la plus pros, no mi deu esser dans Quar vos mi des cosselh e.m fos fermansa. Na Beatritz de Monferrat s'enansa Quar totz bos faitz li van ades denans, Per qu'ieu dauri ab sas lauzors mos chans E trai m'enan ab sa belha semblansa. |
Now love requests its tribute and its dues, so that I weep and sigh and wake, for I have sought counsel from the most gracious one on earth, and she told me to love the best lady in the highest possible circles, and that she grants that honour and worth will come from it, profit and no loss; and since she is the worthiest in the world, I have put my heart and hope in her. Nobody ever loved in such a high sphere as I do, nor an equally honourable woman; and since her peer can't be found I set my mind on her and love her, following her advice, more than Pyramus loved Thisbe, since joy and worth uplift her above everyone else, for she is gracious and amiable towards the valiant while keeping a haughty countenance towards the others, generous of her wealth and of sweet disposition. Even Perceval, when at King Arthur's court, he took the armour from the Vermilion Knight, didn't rejoice as I do from her counsel; and she makes me die as Tantalus did, by keeping me from what she gives me aplenty, my lady who is excellent, courtly and perfect, noble and kind, young and eloquent, wise and of beautiful countenance. Beautiful lady, when I asked for the joy of a lock of your hair and that you advised me touching my love for you I was more daring than Emendaus when assaulting Tyre, but more worth and honour are due to me because in love was the greatest daring; but truly, your lover must display such daring, whether it ends in dying for you or in attaining bliss. Let not my Engles blame me or accuse me if I stray, for her sake, away from Orange and Montélimat, for God counsel me touching her fair person, as even the best are worth less than her, and if I were the king of England or of France, I would abandon my realm to do all she bids, because my heart and my desire are in her and she is the thing I long for the most. Beautiful Knight, in you I have placed my hope, and since you are the worthiest in the world and the most precious, that should not be to my loss, because you gave me advice and were my warranty. Lady Beatriz of Monferrato enhances her fame, since all good deeds precede her now; for which I gild with my art with her praises, and push my reputation forward through her beautiful mien. |