I. To her who banished me from her side will I make reparation for the wrong she has herself committed, for I am yet minded to return to her, if it please her, my songs and myself without hope of any other favour; only may she permit me to seek her love and to await therefrom some trifling reward.
II. Never on account of any hurt that may come upon me do I cease to seek her friendship; on the contrary, I suffer the resulting grief and tribulation to consume me. She ought, indeed, to do me some favour, but it is not seemly that I should reproach her, although it is true that she behaves badly.
III. My thoughts dwell on her night and day and I know not how to help myself. But if it were possible, I would fain steal or snatch a kiss from her; and if she then grew angry thereat, right willingly would I restore it to her.
IV. Well do I know that I could not turn my heart from loving her, either on account of anger or distress or to love another lady. I care not to strive against her further; as it please her, so let it be, for I will love her always.
V. There is no man in the whole world so completely subjugated by love for it does not even permit me to retain the pleasures or the marks of favour that I had found elsewhere; on the contrary, it would fain have me languish here for such a one who desires me not and scorns me.
VI. Fair lady, in whom good sense, worth and beauty dwell, will you thus allow desire and grief to overwhelm me? At least, provided it befits you, grant me some of the lesser pleasures so that joy may come to me.
VII. Go quickly, O song, and tell my lady to keep you since she does not deign to retain me in her service.
VIII. Dauphin, may pleasure, love and courtly good sense teach you how you may attain joy and worth.
