Pregueres d'amor: De mijà e amor
The Lover's Prayer of Repentance
The Lover prays that his deep repentance be made known to the Beloved.
Middle and end of love: the Lover prayed that they would tell his Beloved that he was repenting of sin very deeply.
Hope for Mercy
The Friend calls upon the greater middle of love, hoping for forgiveness and mercy from the Beloved.
ii. "Greater middle of love," said the Friend, "tell my Beloved that from him I hope, with greater hope, for forgiveness and mercy."1
The Middle Place of Love
The Lover prays that in the middle place of love the beginning and end may be made equal.
iii. The Lover prayed the Beloved that in the middle place of love He would make the beginning and the end of love equal.2
Greater Love Overcomes Lesser
The Lover declares that lesser love must not stand between him and the Beloved, for he has fallen in love with a greater love.
4. Lesser love, don't stand between me and my Beloved, for I have fallen in love with a greater love.
Read the original Catalan
Mijà e fi damor, pregava lamic, que dixessen a son amat que él se penedia molt fort de peccat.
ij. Major mijà damor, dix lamic: digats a mon amat que jo esper dél major esperansa perdó e pietat.
iij. 2 Pregà lamic lamat que en mig loc damor cgualàs lo comensament e la fi damor.
iiij. Menor amor: no siats enfre mi e mon amat, car de major amor me son enamorat.
Notes
- 1 ↩Catalan 'mijà' here is Llull's middle term of love (between beginning and end), not 'means' in the instrumental sense; rendered 'middle' to match neighboring sections. 'pietat' could also be 'pity' or 'compassion'; 'mercy' fits the petition for pardon.
- 2 ↩Source reading cgualàs treated as igualàs (“would make equal / equalize”); c for i looks like a transcription/OCR corruption.
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