Amor mi fa cantar a la Francesca

Amor mi fa cantar a la Francesca

Perchè questo m’aven non olso dire,

Chè quella donna che me fa languire

Temo che non verebe a la mia tresca.

A lei sum fermo celar el mio core

E consumarmi inançi per so amore,

Ch’ almen moro per cosa gentilesca.

Done, di vero dir ve posso tanto

Che questa donna, per cui piango a canto,

E come rosa in spin morbida e fresca.

Amor mi fa cantar a la Francesca

Translation:

Love makes me sing in the French manner.

The reason for this I dare not tell,

for I fear that the lady for whom I languish

would not join my dance.

I am resolved to conceal my feelings

and waste away for love of her,

for at least I die in a noble cause.

Ladies, this much I can truthfully tell you

that this lady for whom I grieve and sing,

is delicate and fresh like a rose among thorns.

Love makes me sing in the French manner.