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53. Balade: «Puisqu’il lui plaist, il me souffist» Pourquoy virent onques mes yeulx Vostre beauté, belle sans per? Pourquoy fu je si oultrageux De vous vouloir onques amer? Pourquoy me mis je en tele mer, Ne mon cuer pourquoy y pensa? Car onques puis d'un an an sa Ses pensees ailleurs ne mist, Et dit qu’en vous servant mourra. Puis qu’il lui plaist, il me souffist. Combien que j’amasse trop mieulx, S’il se peust faire, l’en garder, Car il n’en ris ne jeux, Ne riens fors doulour a porter. S’il ne vous plaist le conforter, Je croy que bien brief finera. Car onques mais nul cuer n'ama Qui en tele doulourr languist. Or languisse tant qu’il vouldra. Puis qu’il lui plaist, il me souffist. Et non obstant ce, je m'en deulx. Ne vous en vueilliez merveillier Car je vous jure, se m’aist Dieux, Il ne puet dormir ne veillier Qu’il ne lui faille traveillier A penser comment il pourra Guerir des maulx qu'il en a. Mais il n'a gueres qu'il me dist Que vostre bon gré atandra Puis qu’il lui plaist, il me souffist.

53. Ballade: “Since it pleases my heart, that’s enough for me” Why did my eyes ever see Your beauty, fair lady without peer? Why was I ever so foolishly bold As ever to want to love you? Why did I put myself on such a sea, And why did my heart consider it? For ever since a year ago, It directed its thoughts nowhere else And said that it will die in serving you. Since it pleases my heart, that’s enough for me. How much I would have preferred If it were possible, to prevent it, For it has neither laughter nor play, Nor anything but sorrow to bear. Unless it please you to comfort it, I believe that very shortly it will die. For never did any heart ever love That languished in such sorrow. But let it languish as much as it wants. Since it pleases my heart, that’s enough for me. And nonetheless, I am in sorrow. Please do not be amazed, For I swear to you, so help me God, I can neither sleep nor remain awake That it is not compelled to struggle Thinking about how it will be able To recover from the pains it bears. But it wasn’t long ago that it told me That it would await your good will. Since it pleases my heart, that’s enough for me.

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