Song of Ronsard | The more you realise that I burn for you

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by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)

Translation © by David Wyatt

Plus tu connais que je brûle pour toi

Language: French (Français)

Our translations: CHI ENG

Plus tu connais que je brûle pour toi
Plus tu me fuis, cruelle
Plus tu connais que je vis en émoi
Et plus tu m'es rebelle
Te laisserai-je ? hélas ! je suis trop tien,
Mais je bénirai l'heure
de mon trépas : au moins s'il te plaist bien
qu'en te servant je meure.

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by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585), no title [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

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Song of Ronsard

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Language: English after the French (Français)

The more you realise that I burn for you,
The more you avoid me, cruel one;
The more you realise that I live in agony
The more you rebel from me.
Will I abandon you? Alas! I am too much yours
But I shall bless the hour
Of my demise, at least if it pleases you
That in serving you I die.

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