Rondel*
Though I wander far-off ways,
Dearest, never doubt thou me:
Mine is not the love that strays,
Though I wander far-off ways:
Faithfully for all my days
I have vowed myself to thee:
Though I wander far-off ways,
Dearest, never doubt thou me.
* This and the two following pieces are from the French of Wenceslas, Duke of Brabant and Luxembourg, who died in 1384.