Ai tal domna [bad word] ieu sai
rich’e de bellas faissons
ab cors convinent e guay
ab digz plazentiers e bos
si volgues precs ni demandas sufrir
degr’om honrar car tener e servir
que no’y falh re qu’en bona dompna sia
mas quar Amors hi pert sa senhoria
Sobre las melhors val mai
et es la genser qu’anc fos
mas tan a ric pretz veray
e tant es sos cors joyos
e tan gen sap so que’s vol far e dir
e tan se fai als plus honratz grazir
que’n pren orguelh qu’es contra [bad word] ve’us tot lo mal que ieu dir en sabria
Quar denha sufrir ni’l plai
qu’ieu la laus en mas chansos
del sobre gran gaug qu’eu ai [bad word] lo guazardos
sol que saubes tan be esdevenir [bad word] agra cor e talan e dezir
e gran razo pus me’n empar n’auria
mas no sai dir lo be que y tanheria
Dompna no puesc de vos lauzar mentir
que tot lo be hi es que’n puesc’hom dir
e mais n’i a que hieu dir no sabria
el remanens cab s’en vos tota via.

woman such as the one I know
noble and well formed well proportioned
personally and [bad word] with kind and friendly words
if she accepted my pleas and supplications
should be honored, cherished and cared for
because in her nothing is lacking that there
should be in a noble woman / if not for the fact
that in her, Cupid loses his power
She is worth more than the best and is the kindest that / ever was but possesses such rich and
authentic virtue / and her character is so joyous
and she so pleasantly speaks and does what she
wants / and is highly appreciated in high places /
that she is proud of this,
which goes against the laws of love;
this is all the bad things I could say.
Since she deigns to enjoy my songs
in praise of her, the greatest joy this gives me
is [bad word] recompense.
if only I knew how to succeed
as I would have heart, will and desire to do
and I would have good reason to flaunt my rights
to her but I know all good things to say of her
that could be said
My lady, I can not lie in my praise of you
in you is all the good I can speak of
and in addition there is what I couldn’t speak of
the rest will always be your own.