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Turn again, thou fair Eliza! Ae kind blink before we part! Rew on thy despairing luver – Canst thou break his faithfu' heart? Turn again, thou fair Eliza! If to luve thy heart denies, For pity hide the cruel sentence Under friendship's kind disguise! Thee, dear maid, ha'e I offended? The offence is luving thee. Can thou wreck his peace for ever, Wha for thine wad gladly die? While the life beats in my bosom, Thou shalt mix in ilka throe. Turn again, thou lovely maiden, Ae sweet smile on me bestow! Not the bee upon the blossom In the pride o' sinny noon, Not the little sporting fairy All beneath the simmer moon, Not the poet, in the moment Fancy lightens in his ee, Kens the pleasure, feels the rapture, That thy presence gi'es to me.
GLOSSARY
Ae = one
Blink = glance
Ilka = every
Sinny = sunny
Kens = knows
Text Authorship:
- by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "Fair Eliza" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by (Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809), "Fair Eliza", Hob. XXXIa no. 117, JHW. XXXII/2 no. 117 [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Wilhelm Christoph Leonhard Gerhard (1780 - 1858) , "Kehre wieder!" ; composed by Carl Friedrich Wilhelm.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- FRE French (Français) (Pierre Mathé) , "Belle Eliza", copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Ferdinando Albeggiani
This text was added to the website: 2013-03-28
Line count: 24
Word count: 137
Retourne-toi, belle Eliza ! Un tendre regard, avant de se séparer ! Aie pitié de ton amant désespéré, Peux-tu briser son cœur fidèle ? Retourne-toi, belle Eliza ! Si ton cœur refuse d'aimer, Par pitié, cache la cruelle sentence Sous le déguisement d'une tendre amitié ! Chère fille, t'ai-je offensée ? L'offense fut de t'aimer. Peux-tu briser à jamais la paix De celui qui pour la tienne mourrait avec joie ? Tant que la vie bat en mon sein Tu feras partie de chacun de ses élancements. Retourne-toi, charmante fille, Accorde-moi un doux sourire ! Ni l'abeille sur la fleur, Dans la splendeur d'un midi ensoleillé, Ni la petite fée batifolant Sous la lune d'été, Ni le poète au moment Où l'imagination illumine son œil, Connaissent le plaisir, ressentent l'extase Que ta présence me donne.
Text Authorship:
- Translation from Scottish (Scots) to French (Français) copyright © 2014 by Pierre Mathé, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:
- a text in Scottish (Scots) by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "Fair Eliza"
This text was added to the website: 2014-08-05
Line count: 24
Word count: 127