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by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)

Translation © by David Wyatt

Las, je me plain de mille et mille et mille

(Sung text for setting by F. Regnard)

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Language: French (Français)

Our translations: ENG

Las, je me plain de mille et mille et mille
Souspirs, qu'en vain des flancz je vais tirant,
Heureusement mon plaisir martirant
Au fond d'une eau qui de mes pleurs distille.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

Composition:

François Regnard

Text Authorship:

by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585), no title

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ENG English (David Wyatt) , "Alas, I weep with thousand upon thousand sighs", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2010-03-23
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Word count: 106

Alas, I weep with thousand upon thousand sighs

(Sung text translation for setting by F. Regnard)

See original

Language: English after the French (Français)

Alas, I weep with thousand upon thousand upon thousand
Sighs, drawing them from my breast in vain
Torturing my pleasure pleasantly
At the bottom of a pool made of my own tears.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanza 1 of the original text.

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This text was added to the website: 2012-06-23
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