A l’entrada del tens clar, eya ! Per joia recomençar, eya ! Et per jelos irritar, eya ! Vol la Regina mostrar qu’el’ es si amorosa !
El’a fait pertot mandar, eya ! Non sia jusqu'à la mar, eya ! Piucela ni bachalar, eya ! Que tuit non vengan dançar en la dansa joiosa.
Lo reis i ven d’autra part Per la dança detorbar Que el es en cremetar Que òm no li vòlh’ emblar La regin’ aurilhosa
Mais per nïent lo vòl far Qu’ela n’a sonh de vielhart Mais d’un leugièr bachalar Qui ben sapcha solaçar La dòmna saborosa
Qui donc la vezès dançar E son gent còrs deportar Ben pògra dir de vertat Qu’el mont non aja sa par La regina joiosa
When spring returned, to restore delight and provoke jealousy, the queen wanted to show her old husband the king that she was lovable. She invited the most handsome young men and beautiful maidens throughout the land to come to the castle for a joyful ball. But the old king stopped the dance because he feared that someone would run off with the queen in this lovely month of April. His efforts, however, were in vain. She wanted nothing to do with the old man. She needed a lighthearted lad who could give her pleasure. Anyone who saw her dance and move knew there was nobody in the world like our happy queen.