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NOTES:
E, dame jolie
Mon cuer sans fauceir
Met en vostre bailie
Ke ne sai vo peir

So vant me voix conplaignant
Et an mon cuer dolosant
D'u ne ma laid die

Dont tous li mous an amant
Doit avoir le cuer joiant
Cui teilz malz maistrie

Si forment magrie
Li douls malz da meir
Ke par sa signorie
Me covient chanteir

Oh, dear lady, gentle and fair
Know my words are true
I leave my heart within your care
For none compare to you

Long the hours I grieve, complain
In my heart I know such pain
Though in truth I should delight

Any lover, any man
In my place would gladly stand
suff'ring from this tragic plight

Such the joy and gladness you bring
Grief shall I withstand
So I'll rejoice, yes I shall sing
At my heart's command

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from Minstrel by Trade (and a Fool in my Spare Time), released August 1, 1999
LYRICS:
I stumbled upon this piece in an old edition of the Historical Anthology of Music labeled as an anonymous trouvere song from northern France around 1200. I liked the song so much I decided to rewrite their translation of the lyrics into something more singable in English. My version tries to keep the same spirit of the original without necessarily being literal. I've also tried to maintain a similar rhyme scheme and meter.

Many people have told me they've one performing competitions with this piece. Yeah, THAT doesn't go straight to my head. :-)

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