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ANONYMOUS

Ma tres duce et tres amé,
Night and day for love of thee
Suspiro.
Soyez permanent et leal;
Love me so that I it fele,
Requiro.

A vous jeo suy tut doné;
Mine herte is full of love to thee
Presento;
Et pur ceo jeo vous pry,
Sweting, for thin curtesy,
Memento.

Jeo vous pry par charité
The wordes that here wreten be
Tenete;
And turne thy herte me toward
O à Dieu que vous gard!
Valete!

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Responcio

A SOUN tres chere et special,
Fer and ner and overal
In mundo,
Que soy ou saltz et gré
With mouth, word and herte free
Jocundo.

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