possibly by
Guillaume Dufay (c1400 - 1474) and possibly by
Gilles de Bins, dit Binchois (c1400 - 1460)
Je ne vis onques la pareille
Language: French (Français)
Available translation(s): ENG
Je ne vis onques la pareille
De vous, ma gracieuse dame
Car vo beaulte est, par mon ame,
Sus toutes aultres nonpareille.
En vous voiant je m'esmerveille
Et dis qu'est ceci nostre dame?
Je ne vis onques la pareille
De vous, ma gracieuse dame
Vostre tres grant doulceur resveille
Mon esprit, et mon oeil entame
Mon cuer, dont dire puis sans blame,
Puisqu'a vous server m'apareille
Je ne vis onques la pareille
De vous, ma gracieuse dame
Car vo beaulte est, par mo name,
Sus toutes aultres nonpareille.
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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (David Wyatt) , title 1: "I have never seen the equal", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: David Wyatt
This text was added to the website: 2012-05-22
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Word count: 88
I have never seen the equal
Language: English  after the French (Français)
I have never seen the equal
Of you, my gracious lady,
For your beauty is, by my soul ,
Unequalled among all other women.
On seeing you I am filled with wonder
And say, can this be our Lady?
I have never seen the equal
Of you, my gracious lady.
Your very great sweetness awakes
My spirit and touches my eye
And my heart, of this I can speak without contradiction,
Since it sets me up to serve you.
I have never seen the equal
Of you, my gracious lady,
For your beauty is, by my soul ,
Unequalled among all other women.
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This text was added to the website: 2012-05-22
Line count: 16
Word count: 103