Ma belle dame souverainne

Ma belle dame souverainne,
Faites cesser ma grief dolour
Que j'endure pour vostre amour
Nuit et jour, dont j'ay tres grant painne.

Ou autrement, soiés certainne,
Je finneray dedens brief jour.
  Ma belle [dame souverainne,
  Faites cesser ma grief dolour.]

Il n'i a jour en la sepmainne
Que je ne soye en grant tristour;
Se me veulliés par vo doulcour
Secourir, de volonté plaine.

  Ma belle [dame souverainne,
  Faites cesser ma grief dolour
  Que j'endure pour vostre amour
  Nuit et jour, dont j'ay tres grant painne.]

by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist

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by Guillaume Dufay (c1400-1474) , "Ma belle dame souverainne"

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