Aussi comme Unicorne sui (reprise) (Thibault de Champagne (1201-1253))
De la chartre a la clef Amors, et si a mis trios portiers: Blau semblant a non li premiers, Et biautez ceux en fait seignors; Dangier a mis a l’huis devant, Un ort felon, villain puant, Qui moult est maus et pautoniers. Cist troi sont et viste et hardi; Mult ont tost un home saisi. Qui pourroit soufrir la tristors Et les assaus de ces hussiers? Onque Rollans ne Oliviers Ne vainquirent so fors estors; Il vainquirent en conbattant, Mais cues vaint on humiliant. Souffirs en est gonfanoniers; En cest estor dont de vos di, N’a nul secors que de merci.
Love holds the key to the prison and has set three watchmen there: the name of the first is Kindly Look, and Love makes Beauty their chief; and has put Rejection at the outer gate a dirty, cruel, vulgar, stinking vicious scoundrel. These three are nimble and strong, they have fallen many times suddenly on a man. Who could suffer the horror And the assaults of these door keepers? Never did Roland nor Olivier Win such a hard fight; They won fighting, But these, one overcomes by humiliating them. Patience is the gonfalonier And, in fight of which I tell you, There is no other help, but mercy.