Mandle, lol

Shall I... for my Lady
Shall I sing every ballad of love and devotion, my Lady?
Shall every voice rise to praise our eternal love?
It will tell of your beauty and kindness at heart
for you are, without doubt, the most perfect art,
and in this murder of crows you are the sweetest dove.
I will sing every ballad of love and devotion, my Lady!
All in the name of love and as love's surest sign,
and to your distant love I shall myself resign.
- Oh knight, my knight, what shall I do with love's sweetest words,
when I know that the answer so deeply hurts? -Shall I wander the shores of every known ocean, my Lady
and collect all the tears their depths ever spilled?
For just pearl and its mother should ever grace your crown
and they shall adorn your black hair and flowing gown.
Though to match your beauty it needs a tailor most skilled.
I will wander the shores of every known ocean, my Lady!
- All this, just for love? - And as love's surest sign,
and to a kiss as an answer I shall myself resign.
- Oh knight, my knight, what shall I do with the ocean's own tears?
Love given as lie will not dampen your fears. -Shall I find a white horse to ride for my Lady
that wears on its forehead a silver, spiralling horn?
It will bow to your pure heart with its wild wavy mane
and only for you it could ever be tame.
And to your grace it would forever be sworn.
I will find a white horse to ride for my Lady!
All in the name of love and as love's surest sign,
and to a token from you I shall myself resign.
- Oh knight, my knight, what shall I do with the mightiest steed?
From your heart's false convictions I wish you freed. -Shall I slay a dragon for you, my Lady?
A fierce beast with claws of iron and diamond teeth,
that shimmer as bright as the spark in your eyes?
And may I fight close to death for a thousand tries,
I will never give up and my sword never sheath.
I will slay a dragon for you, my Lady!
- All this, just for love? - And as love's surest sign,
and to a look as an answer I shall myself resign.
- Oh knight, my knight, what shall I do with a dragon's head?
Chasing a love never found is really just sad. -Shall I find your true love for you, my Lady,
the knight you have lost years ago in a flood?
For him I shall fight even a dragon's sharp claws
and no unicorn's fierce look could give me pause.
For him I shall pledge both my honour and blood.
I will find your true love for you, my Lady!
- All in the name of my love. - And as love's surest sign,
and to your happiness I shall myself resign.
- Oh knight, my knight, what shall I do without true love's embrace? -If there is one, my Lady, I shall find his trace!