recording of Roman de Fauvel (Reflexe Stationen Europäischer Musik, 1972
Le Roman de Fauvel (~1314)
Douce dame debonaire
"Douce dame debonaire" "Fauvel, quete fault?" "Mon cuer vous doins sanz retraire" "Sen en toi defaut." "Ne vous en chant il?" "Fi, mauv's outil" "Puis qu'ensi est, que ferai?" "Ja m'amour ne te lerai" "J'ai grant desir devous plaire" "De ce ne me chaut" "Ne soiez a moi contraire" "Diva qui t'asaut?" "Prendez m'a mari" "Jo! Jo! sus! hari!" "Douce dame, que ferai?" "Ja m'amour ne te lerai" "Ne sai que je puisse faire" "Fai donques un saut" "Volentiers vers vo vaire" "Ne saut pas si haut." "Las! je vous ainz si." "Ne me plest ainsil" "Las! et, que ferai?" "Ja m'amour ne te lerai" ___________________________________
Sweet, gracious lady
Fauvel, what do you need? My heart I give you without restraint. You are lacking sense. Does it not please you? Away, worthless fool! If that’s so, what am I to do? Never my love shall I give you. I have a great desire to please you I’m not too keen on that Do not oppose me (tell me) who’s attacking you? Take me for your husband Shooh!, Enough! Go away! Sweet lady, what am I to do? Never my love shall I give you. I don’t know what I can do. Why don’t you do a jump? Gladly, towards you I come Don’t jump so high! Alas! I love you so. I don’t like that. Alas! What am I to do? Never my love shall I give you.