Més dolç que les roses | Més dolç que les roses o que la fresca brisa del capvespre

Attention! Some of this material is not in the public domain.

It is illegal to copy and distribute our copyright-protected material without permission. It is also illegal to reprint copyright texts or translations without the name of the author or translator.

To inquire about permissions and rates, contact Emily Ezust at licenses@email.lieder.example.net

If you wish to reprint translations, please make sure you include the names of the translators in your email. They are below each translation.

Note: You must use the copyright symbol © when you reprint copyright-protected material.

by Richard Norton (1666 - 1732)

Translation © by Salvador Pila

Sweeter than roses

Language: English

Our translations: CAT FRE

Sweeter than roses, or cool evening breeze
On a warm flowery shore, was the dear kiss,
First trembling made me freeze,
Then shot like fire all o'er.
What magic has victorious love!
For all I touch or see since that dear kiss,
I hourly prove, all is love to me.

Text Authorship:

by Richard Norton (1666 - 1732) [author's text not yet checked 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 (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "Sweeter than roses", 1948 [ voice and piano ], a realization of the Purcell song. Confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
by Henry Purcell (1658/9 - 1695), "Sweeter than roses", Z. 585 no. 1 (1695), from the incidental music to Pausanius, the Betrayer of his Country, no. 1 [sung text checked 1 time]
by Michael Tippett (1905 - 1998), "Sweeter than roses", note: this is a realization of a Purcell song. [sung text checked 1 time]
by Wim Zwaag (b. 1960), "Sweeter than roses", 2003 [ soprano and cello ], from Music for a while, no. 2 [sung text not yet checked]

Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , "Més dolç que les roses ", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Plus doux que les roses", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Research team for this page: Emily Ezust [Administrator] , Malcolm Wren [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 7
Word count: 50

Més dolç que les roses

Language: Catalan (Català) after the English

Més dolç que les roses o que la fresca brisa del capvespre
en una càlida i florida riba, fou el preciós bes,
primer tremolant, em va fer restar gelat,
però després esclatà com foc per tot arreu.
Quina màgia té l’amor victoriós!
Car en tot el que toco o veig des d’aquell preciós bes,
se’m mostra a tota hora, tot és amor per a mi.

Text Authorship:

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.
Contact: licenses@email.lieder.example.net

Based on:

a text in English by Richard Norton (1666 - 1732)
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2024-10-04
Line count: 7
Word count: 65