Hespèrion XX - Cansós de Trobairitz - Cadenet - S'anc fui belha ni prezada
Anc no vi jauzen Drut que·l plagues l'alba.
"Never did I see a happy lover who'd like the dawn."
The alba (literally "sunrise") is a genre of Old Occitan lyric poetry. It describes the longing of lovers who, having passed a night together, must separate for fear of being discovered by their respective spouses.
(poetry)
"Never did I see a happy lover who'd like the dawn."