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by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)

Translation © by David Wyatt

Pourquoy tournez vous vos yeux

(Sung text for setting by J. Sweelinck)

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Language: French (Français)

Our translations: ENG

Pourquoy tournez vous vos yeux
Gratieux
De moy quand voulez m'occire ?
Comme si n'aviez pouvoir
Par me voir
D'un seul regard me destruire ?

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

Composition:

Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck

Text Authorship:

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

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ENG English (David Wyatt) , "Why turn away your eyes", copyright © 2012, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Why turn away your eyes

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Sweelinck)

See original

Language: English after the French (Français)

Why turn away your eyes,
My lady,
From me when you wish to kill me?
As if you had no power
In seeing me
To destroy me with a glance.

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

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Translation from French (Français) to English copyright © 2012 by David Wyatt, (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: 2012-07-25
Line count: 18
Word count: 83