Songs

Dieu! qu’il la fait bon regarder,
Lord! how good to look on her,
La gracieuse bonne et belle;
The good and fair and gracious lady;
Pour les grans biens que sont en elle,
For the high qualities within her,
Chascun est prest de la louer.
All are eager to praise her.
Qui se pourroit d’elle lasser?
Who could ever tire of her?
Tousjours sa beauté renouvelle.
Her beauty always increases.

Dieu! qu’il la fait bon regarder,
Lord! how good to look on her,
La gracieuse bonne et belle!
The good and fair and gracious lady!
Par deça, ne delà, la mer,
The ocean knows of no woman in any quarter,
Ne scay dame, ne damoiselle
Married or single, who is as perfect
Qui soit en tous biens parfais telle!
As she in every way.
C’est un songe d’y penser.
You would never dream of such a thing;
Dieu! qu’il la fait bon regarder!
Lord! how good it is to look on her!