This secular polyphonic song follows the typical structure of a folk song or Christmas carol, consisting of a refrain that is always repeated with the same lyrics and a verse that develops the story or the content of the text.
The first eight bars correspond to the chorus, which constitutes the common part of the entire work and gives the song its title. Next comes the verse, which is somewhat longer, as it repeats the second musical line until reaching a more conclusive ending. After this section, the chorus is sung again.
As for the tempo, it is a song of medium speed, rather slow, which contributes to conveying a melancholic air characteristic of this type of composition.
The text is entirely secular and deals with courtly love, or even unrequited love: the speaker expresses to his beloved the sadness he feels at not being able to see her again, as well as the pain caused by the deep love he feels for her. In this way, love is presented as a virtue that ennobles the man who experiences it.