Has purest happiness; he is her serf,
And he has all things that his heart can crave.
But long before this, in one of his very worldly poems there is a sudden outburst, addressed to the Madonna: "He who does not serve the Mother of God, knows not the meaning of love." Excellent proof of this intimate connection between earthly and Madonna love is found in the poems of the trouvere Ruteboeuf, who calls Mary his "very sweet lady."
Lanfranc Cigala wrote genuine love-songs to the Virgin. The following are two stanzas from one of his poems:
I worship a celestial maid,
Serene and wondrously adorned;
And all she does is well; arrayed
In noble love and gentleness.
Her smile is bliss to all who mourn,
Her tender love is happiness,