Rends moi mon cœur,
Rends moi mon cœur, pillarde
Que tu retiens dans ton sein arresté
Rends moi, rends moi ma douce liberté
Qu'à tes beaux yeux mal caut, je mis en garde
Rends moi ma vie ou bien la mort retarde
Qui me devance en aimant ta beauté
Par ne sai quelle honneste cruauté
Et de plus pres mes angoisses regarde.
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Give back my heart,
Give back my heart, give it back, thief,
That you're keeping locked in your breast --
Give it back, and give me my sweet liberty
Which, caught by your lovely eyes, I now put on guard.
Give me my life, or else slow death
Which advances on me in loving your beauty
By some well-meaning cruelty,
And consider my agonies more closely.
Available sung text translations: ← What is this?
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