6 Vostre gracieuse actoinctance

Antoine Busnoys (1430-1492)

Vostre gracieuse actoinctance
Me donne tant de souvenance
De vous qui estes mon seul bien
Que je ne desire autre rien
Q[ue] davoir vers vo[us] retenance
Las que le requerre mavence
Amours qui par son ordonnance
Ma baisse son tres doulx moien

Vostre gracieuse actoinctance . . .

Des que jeux de vous congnoissance
Mon cueur vous fist obeissance
Comme a celle qui le vault bien
Pensez donc mainctenant combien
Renouvelle son alliance

Vostre gracieuse actoinctance . . .

Your gracious acquaintance
gives me such memories
of you, who are my one treasure,
that I desire nothing else
but to feel humility toward you.
Ah - may the request bring me
Love, who, by its ordinance,
lowered his most sweet face to me.

Your gracious acquaintance . . .

As soon as I was aware of you,
my heart gave you obedience,
as to her who well deserves it.
Thus, think now of how much
it renews its alliance!

Your gracious acquaintance . . .