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21. Balade: «Pour miex garder de ma dame le fort» Se mon cuer font en larmes et en plours Par desconfort, ce n’est mie merveille, Car je ne puis de celle avoir secours Pour qui Desir si griefment me traveille. Helas, Pitié si me fait sourde oreille Quant je requier avoir son reconfort Contre Dangier, qui a toute heure veille, Pour miex garder de ma dame le fort. Sans remede voy definer mes jours Se Franchise briefment ne s’apareille A mon secours venir plus que le cours, Qui par doulçour Dame Pitié resveille. A Doulx Espoir humblement pri qu’il veille Moy aidier et me donner confort Contre Dangier, qui a toute heure veille, Pour miex garder de ma dame le fort. Courtoisie, sy depriez Amours Qu’a ma dame, qui d’onnour n’a pareille, Face savoir les paines, les doulours Que pour lui sent, et qu’il la conseille Qu’a son servant humblement me recueille. Si en seray plus viguereux et fort Contre Dangier, qui a toute heure veille, Pour miex garder de ma dame le fort.

21. Ballade: “Better to guard the fortress of my lady” If my heart melts in tears and weeping Out of distress, it is no wonder, For I cannot get any help from her For whom Desire so grievously torments me. Alas, Pity turns me a deaf ear When I seek to have her comfort Against Danger, which keeps watch at every hour, Better to guard the fortress of my lady. Without relief I am going to end my days If Generosity does not soon prepare To come to my aid at more than a gallop, Which out of gentleness awakens Lady Pity. I humbly pray to Sweet Hope that it wish To aid me and to give me comfort Against Danger, which keeps watch at every hour, Better to guard the fortress of my lady. Courtesy, you too, beseech Love That to my lady, who has no equal in honor, He make known the pains, the sorrows That I feel for her, and that he counsel her That she accept me humbly as her servant. Then I will be more vigorous and strong Against Danger, which keeps watch at every hour, Better to guard the fortress of my lady.

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