Paroles et traduction Angelo Branduardi - Calenda Maia

Calenda Maia

Calenda maia
Ni fuèhls de faia,
Ni chans d'auzèl
Ni flors de glaia
Non es que'm plaia,
Pros dòna gaia
Tro qu'un isnèl
Messatgièr aia
Del vòste bèl
Còrs, qu'im retraia
Plazer novèl
Qu'amors m'atraia
E jaia
E'm traia
Vas vos, Dòmna veraia,
E chaia
De plaia
'L gelòs,
Anz que'm n'estraia.
Ma bèl'amia,
Per Dieu non sia
Que ja'l gelos
De mon dan ria,
Que car vendria
Sa gelosia,
Si aitals dos
Amantz partia;
Qu'ieu ja joiòs
Mais non seria,
Ni jois ses vos
Pro no'm tenria;
Tal via
Faria
Qu'òms ja
Mais no'm veiria;
Cel dia
Morria, Dòmna
Pros, qu'ie'us perdria.
Dòmna grazida,
Quecs lauz'e crida
Vòstra valor
Qu'es abelida,
E qui'us oblida,
Pauc li val vida,
Per qu'ie us azor,
Dòmn' eissernida;
Quar per gencor
Vos ai chausida
E per melhor,
De prètz complida,
Blandida,
Servida Gensès
Qu'Erecs Enida
Bastida,
Finida, N'Englès,
Ai l'estampida.

Calenda Maia

Calenda maia
There are no beech trees
Or birds' songs
Or glaïeul flowers,
Nor is it to my liking,
But for a joyous lady
Until a knight
Is a messenger
Of your beautiful
Body, which restores
A new pleasure
Which love draws me to
And makes me joyous
And brings me
To you, true Lady,
And makes me fall
With the wound
Of jealousy,
Before he drives me away.
My beautiful love,
For God's sake, let it not be
That jealousy
Of my suffering should laugh,
For he would pay dearly
For his jealousy,
If he were to part
Two such lovers;
For I, once joyful,
Would be no more,
Nor would joy without you
Sustain me;
Such a way
I would take
That men would,
Indeed, never see me again;
That day
I would die, Lady,
Because I would lose you.
Gracious Lady,
May some praise and proclaim
Your worth
Which is lovely,
And he who forgets you,
His life is worth little,
Because of which I adore you,
Lady, chosen;
Because of your kindness
I have chosen you
And as the best,
Of proven worth,
Gentle,
Adored by the noble
As Erec Enide
Established,
Perfected, by the English,
I have the estampie.