One hundred Saracenes I killed to honor her! One hundred deaths gone to the lady I adore! But our king, deceitful sire, Declared a tournament, that liar. Kings of the world, to me, are rotten to the core!
Here is my opponent, the Royal Court’s First Knight. The king has sent another one for me to fight. But it is for her loving heart My spear’s aiming so hard. I don’t care for his royal tricks tonight.
A coat of arms is on his chest - a gallows pole. Like in a sunken ship there I’ll make a hole. The king may be his dear friend, But, anyway, I’ll kill him, and Today about the king I don’t care at all.
The king declared: “He will have an easy win!” “You rest in peace, my friend!” - he added with a grin. When I’ll die and rot in grave, The king will wed my dear dame. Oh, God forgive me, I despise his king!
The sign is given, and so we begin. We charge our horses, and we’re closing in. No helmets worn, it will do. The king’s excited with the view, But still today I don’t care for the king!
It’s over finally. The battlefield can rest. His blood is spilled all over feather-grass. The king’s as mad as one can be, But now she belongs to me, Today about the king I couldn’t care less!
No happy endings. Our love was betrayed. The king has sent me on a Holy Land crusade. Neither of us could do a thing We’re both vassals to the king. For it’s too early not to care about kings.