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48. Balade: «C’est mon talant, belle dame sans per» 
			 
			Pour avoir plus de plaisir et de joye 
			Et pour estre du tout a mon vouloir, 
			En ce monde mieulx choisyr ne saroye 
			Que vous, ma dame, car a dire le voir, 
			Riche beaulté est en vostre pouoir, 
			Et d’autres biens avez si grant partie 
			Qui nuit et jour vous tienent compaignie, 
			Que Dieu a dame n’en devroit plus donner. 
			Si veul user en vous servant ma vye. 
			C’est mon talant, belle dame sans per. 
			 
			Et s’il vous plaist que vostre servant soie, 
			Je renonce richesse et avoir; 
			Ne d’aultre bienz, en quelque lieu que soye, 
			Se non par vous, jamais ne quiers avoir. 
			Ains vueil mectre tout autre a nonchaloir, 
			Et puis serez seulle de moy servie. 
			Car d’autre amer, certez, je n’ay envie. 
			Et me vueillez, sy vous plaist, pardonner 
			Se j’en dy trop. Pour Dieu, ne vous annuie. 
			C’est mon talant, belle dame sans per. 
			 
			Or est ainsy, combien que ne vous voie, 
			Ma volenté povez apersevoir, 
			Car estre aimé de vous mieulx aimeroye 
			Que de nule autre en bien, sans decevoir. 
			Mez penseez sont en vous main et soir 
			Par le vouloir d’Amours, qui me doctrine. 
			Espoir me dit qu’aray dame et amie 
			Et, par pitié, s’il vous plaist, le serez 
			Qui sur les cuers a toute seignorie. 
			C’est mon talant, belle dame sans per. 
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48. Ballade: “That is my wish, fair lady without peer” 
			 
			In order to have more pleasure and joy 
			And to be entirely as I desire, 
			In this world I could not choose better 
			Than you, my lady, for to tell the truth, 
			Rich beauty is in your possession, 
			And you have so great a share of other virtues 
			Which night and day keep you company 
			That God should not give any lady more. 
			Thus I want to spend my life in serving you. 
			That is my wish, fair lady without peer. 
			 
			And if it please you that I be your servant, 
			I renounce riches and possessions; 
			And other goods, wherever I might be, 
			Shall I never seek to have if not from you. 
			Rather I wish to set everything else aside, 
			And then you alone will be served by me. 
			For I certainly have no desire to love another. 
			And may you wish, if it please you, to pardon me 
			If I say too much. By God, may it not trouble you. 
			That is my wish, fair lady without peer. 
			 
			Now it is such that, though I do not see you, 
			You are able to perceive my wish, 
			For I would much prefer to be loved by you 
			Than by any other in comfort, without a lie. 
			My thoughts are upon you both morning and night 
			By the wish of Love, who instructs me. 
			Hope tells me that I will have a lady and friend 
			And out of pity, if you please, it will be you 
			Who has complete lordship over hearts. 
			That is my wish, fair lady without peer. 
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