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Dame, se vous m'estes lointeinne, Pas n'est mes cuers de vous lointeins, Car par ramembrance procheinne Est nuit et jour de vous procheins; Et en lieu dou cuer est remeins En mon corps li maus amourous, Comment que soie long de vous. Mais cils mauls est sans nulle peinne; Car, quant j'en suis plus fort ateins, Bonté, valour, biauté souvreinne, Dont vos gentils corps est enciens, Font que je chant de joie pleins Pour vous, dame, à qui je sui tous, Comment que soie long de vous. Se vous pri, dame d'onneur pleine, Que, se vos frans cuers est ja certeins Que li miens loyaument se peinne D'amer et qui vous est remeins Que vous souffrez à tout le meins Qu'il vous serve, loiaus cuers dous, Comment que soie long de vous.
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Line count: 21
Word count: 132
My lady, if you are far from me
My heart is not far from you,
For by recent memory
It is night and day close to you;
And instead of my heart, there remains
In my body a lover’s ills,
However far I am from you.
But these ills are without any pain;
For when I am more badly hurt,
Goodness, Worth, and sovereign Beauty
With which your body is surrounded
Make me sing , full of joy
For you, my lady, whose I am entirely,
However far I am from you.
So I beg you, lady full of honour,
That if your true heart is now certain
That mine faithfully suffers
From loving and remains yours,
Then you will allow mine forever
To serve you, sweet and faithful heart,
However far I am from you.
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This text was added to the website: 2015-01-13
Line count: 21
Word count: 136
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