Fontainebleau! Forest
Vast and lonely!
A garden with rosebushes

A splendid Eden
Will for Don Carlos be
This forest

Where his Isabelle
Appeared smiling!
I left Spain,

I left the Court
Defying Philip's
Terrible rage,

I mixed with the retinue
Of the royal ambassador;
I was able to see at last

The beautiful bride!
She who I saw first
Will hold dominion over my soul

She, who for love,
Will reign over my heart!


I saw her, and at her smile
The sun seemed to twinkle,
Like a soul bound to paradise

Hope flew towards her.
So much happiness I foreseen
That my heart is dizzy;

God, smile over our love,
Bless a chaste love.