Douce Dame Jolie - Modern French Translation

Modern French Translation

Douce dame jolie,
Pour (l’amour de) Dieu, ne pensez pas
Qu’en dehors de vous seule
Une autre règne sur moi
(et songez) Que toujours sans tricherie
Chérie
(je ) vous ai humblement
Servie
Tous les jours de ma vie
Sans viles arrière-pensées.
Hélas! Et je mendie
L’espoir d’un réconfort
Et ma joie va s’éteindre
Si vous ne me prenez en pitié
Douce dame jolie
Mais votre douce domination
Domine
Mon cœur si durement
Qu'elle le contrarie
Et le lie
En amour grandement
Qu'il n'a d’autre envie
Que d’être en votre compagnie
Mais votre cœur
Ne me donne aucun signe d’espoir.
Douce dame jolie.
Et ma maladie
Guérie
Jamais ne sera
Sans vous, douce ennemie,
Qui vous régalez de mon tourment.
À mains jointes, je prie
Votre cœur, puisqu'il m'oublie,
Qu’il me tue, par pitié,
Car il a trop langui.

Douce dame jolie,

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