No, resistance is but vain
Language: English
No, no, no, no, Resistance is but vain,
And only adds new weight to Cupid's Chain:
A Thousand Ways, a Thousand Arts,
The Tyrant knows to Captivate our Hearts:
Sometimes he Sighs imploys, and sometimes tries
The Universal Language of the Eyes:
The Fierce, with Fierceness he destroys:
The Weak with Tenderness decoys.
He kills the Strong with Joy, the Weak with Pain:
No, no, no, no, Resistance is but vain.
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- CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "No, la resistència és inútil", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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No, la resistència és inútil
Language: Catalan (Català) after the English
No, no, no, no, la Resistència és inútil,
i només afegeix pes a la Cadena de Cupido:
de mil maneres, amb mil astúcies,
el Tirà sap com captivar els nostres Cors:
de vegades fa servir Sospirs i de vegades prova
el Llenguatge Universal dels Ulls:
al Ferotge, amb Ferotgia el destrueix:
al Feble, amb Tendresa l’enganya.
Mata el Fort amb Joia, el Feble amb Dolor:
No, no, no, no, la Resistència és inútil.
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- Translation from English to Catalan (Català) copyright © 2024 by Salvador Pila, (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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This text was added to the website: 2024-09-22
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