Dompna Pois De Me No'us Cal
From The Provencal Of En Bertrans De Born
Lady, since you care nothing for me, And since you have shut me away from you Causelessly, I know not wnere to go seeking, For certainly I will never again gather Joy so rich, and if I find not ever A lady with look so speaking To my desire, worth yours whom I have lost, I’ll have no other love at any cost. And since I could not find a peer to you, Neither one so fair, nor of such heart, So eager and alert, Nor with such art In attire, nor so gay Nor with gift so bountiful and so true, I will go out a-searching, Culling from each a fair trait To make me a borrowed lady Till I again find you ready. Bels Cembelins, I take of you your colour, For it's your own, and your glance Where love is, A proud thing I do here, For, as to colour and eyes I shall have missed nothing at all, Having yours. I ask of Midons Aelis (of Montfort) Her straight speech free-running, That my phantom lack not in cunning, At Chalais of the Viscountess, I would That she give me outright Her two hands and her throat, So take I my road To Rochechouart, Swift-foot to my Lady Anhes, Seeing that Tristan's lady Iseutz had never Such grace of locks, I do ye to wit, Though she'd the far fame for it. Of Audiart at Malemort, Though she with a full heart Wish me ill, I'd have her form that's laced So cunningly, Without blemish, for her love Breaks not nor turns aside. I of Miels-de-ben demand Her straight fresh body, She is so supple and young, Her robes can but do her wrong. Her white teeth, of the Lady Faidita I ask, and the fine courtesy She hath to welcome one, And such replies she lavishes Within her nest; Of Bels Mirals, the rest, Tall stature and gaiety, To make these avail She knoweth well, betide No change nor turning aside. Ah, Bels Senher, Maent, at last I ask naught from you, Save that I have such hunger for This phantom As I've for you, such flame-lap, And yet I'd rather Ask of you than hold another, Mayhap, right close and kissed. Ah, lady, why have you cast Me out, knowing you hold me so fast!
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