Love
Fragment of a Poem in Which Bernart Takes Leave of Bel Vezer
Translated by Ida Farnell (1896) · From The Lives of the Troubadours (1896)
Whene'er the joyous lark I see,
That higher soars, and higher yet,
Till drunk with love's sweet ecstasy
Her sun-ward course she doth forget,
And lower sinks, with jealous fire
I burn at seeing all things gay;
And marvel 'tis that fierce desire,
Breaks not my aching heart straightway.
Codex Note
Farnell's heading gives this first stanza as the poet's leave-taking of Bel Vezer.
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MLA
Ventadorn, Bernart de. “Fragment of a Poem in Which Bernart Takes Leave of Bel Vezer.” Translated by Ida Farnell. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bernart-de-ventadorn/2/.
Chicago
Ventadorn, Bernart de. “Fragment of a Poem in Which Bernart Takes Leave of Bel Vezer.” Translated by Ida Farnell. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bernart-de-ventadorn/2/.
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