Du corps absent

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(Currently) Anonymous chanson lyric

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1 Du corps absent le cueur ie te presente
Qui loyaulment sans fin te servira
Et en tous lieux comme ton serf yray
Vivant despoir se nourissant dattente
2 Sans liberte que ung bon esprit regrette
Lhomen ne peult son amour descouvrir
Car quant il veult du coeur la porte ouvrir
Dangier la clost dune honte secrette.

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(modernized)
1 Du corps absent le cœur je te présente
Qui loyaument sans fin te servira;
Et en tous lieux comme ton serf irai
Vivant d'espoir, se nourissant d'attente.
2 Sans liberté qu'un bon esprit regrette,
L'homme ne peut son amour découvrir;
Car quand il veut du cœur la porte ouvrir,
Danger la clôt d'une honte secrète.

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1 I give to you the heart from a body not present,
Which will serve you loyally forever.
And I will go everywhere as your vassal
Living in hope and feeding on expectancy.
2 Without that liberty, for which a worthy soul yearns,
A man cannot reveal his love;
For when he wishes to open the door to his heart,
The impediment of suppressed shame slams it shut.
(trans. Timmi O'Danaos & Donna Ferrentes)