[Snyk]

I would live happily,
Sweet creature,
If you truly believed
That in you was summed up
All my care.

Lady of pretty appearance,
Pleasing, fair and pure,
The ills that I suffer
To serve you loyally
Often make me say ‘alas’.
And you may be sure
That I can in no way
Live like this, if for long
I must ensure it.

I would live happily,
Sweet creature,
If you truly believed
That in you was summed up
All my care.

For you are merciless to me
And harsh, without pity,
And so you have put my heart
Into such passion
That it will certainly die
A dark and dismal death,
If for its relief
Mercy is not very soon
Ripe.

I would live happily,
Sweet creature,
If you truly believed
That in you was summed up
All my care.