Chansoneta Farai Vencut

Little Song, You Will Win

Chansoneta Farai Vencut

Little song, you will winChansoneta farai, Vencut
For you made me a RossilhosPus vos m'a rendut Rossilhos
And fools that we believedE sapchatz que nos em cregut
For I didn't see your companionsPus no vim vostres companhos
Of a new song, that everyone echoesD'un drut novelh, don tota gens ressona
That ladies are like lions!Que midons es a semblan de leona!
Now they strike the stones of AlzonaAr sai que-s tocan las peiras d'Alzona
For the first can enter the one who gives the mostPus premiers pot intrar selh que mais dona

And if I’ve had joy in everythingE, si tot m'en ai joy avut
I want to be mine and beautifulEr en vuel esser mons e blos
For I don’t want in the name of a cuckoldQuar no vuelh ab nom de cornut
To have the empire of griffins!Aver l'emperi dels grifos!
I have another that gives me more pleasureAutra n'am ieu que mais mi guazardona
Her words, for another abandons meSos gens parlars, que s'autra m'abandona
For the one who falsely loves reasonsQu'enjanatz es qui fals'amor razona
And a lady who recreates for the nightE domna falh que-s recre per anona

But, if I knew they were lionsMas, s'ieu saupes qu'ilh fos leos
I would have the iron horseIeu l'agr'avut caval ferran
For of them, there’s no powerPus de lieys non es poderos
Men, if they’re not of such a kind!Homs, si non es d'aital semblan!
With a lady’s love receivedAvol soudad'a midons resseubuda
For to have it, it’s of good worth movedQuar per aver s'es de bon pretz moguda
That, if I knew to have it comeQue, s'ieu saupes per aver fos venguda
My love wouldn’t have been so hardMa soudada ne pogr'aver avuda

And it will make others lookE fera-l d'autres guiardos
That they can value at restQue-l pogran valer atrestan
But don’t raise it from songsMas no s'azauta de chansos
Instead, it goes from me in bitternessAns se va de mi rancuran
For it says that I want to raise it in a rushQue ditz que trop la vuelh levar en bruda
And doesn’t want to be so far away!E no vol esser tan luenh mentauguda!
And it’s worth more in lost beautyE valgra-l mais en perdos fos ma druda
That her false beauty would have soldQue sa falsa beutat agues venduda

To Baut outside the commandA-n Baut deforas la coman
That I never want to have a partQue jamais no-i vuelh aver part
And I don’t know another danceE non hi conosc autre dan
But when I trust my hearingMas quar en fis mon audiart
I have false shields, so quickly you let yourself be tornAi fals escutz, tan leu vos laissatz fendre
That one from you doesn’t dare to waitQu'om de part vos non auza colp atendre
And I have you well in heart to carve!Et ai vos o ben en cor a carvendre!
If I could lift you up, I would make you descendS'ie-us pugei aut, bas vos farai dissendre

I have the desire to dieAi las e co muer deziran
For the beauty that is so poorly craftedPer la bella que ses mal art
Yes, and so fine is her charmEs, e tan fina ses enjan
That never loves a bastard!Qu'anc non amet volpil bastart!
And, if he wanted my heart to understandE, si-l sieu cors volgues el mieu entendre
All other joys would be against my lesserTotz autres joys fora-n contra-l mieu mendre
And already with a kiss, if he wanted to extend meE ja d'un bais, si-l me volgues estendre
It wouldn’t make me pull away or retreatNo m'en feira tirar ni escoyssendre

Song, go to my Most Loyal returnChanso, vai t'en a mon Plus Lial rendre
And tell him that I know a lady to sell.E diguas li qu'ieu sai dona a vendre