by Tristan L'Hermite François (1601 - 1655)
Translation © by Erkki Pullinen

Crois mon conseil, chère Climène
 (Sung text for setting by C. Debussy)
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Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG ENG ENG FIN GER
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14. Crois mon conseil, chère Climène ;
Pour laisser arriver le soir,
Je te prie, allons nous asseoir
Sur le bord de cette fontaine.

N'ouïs-tu pas soupirer Zéphire,
De merveille et d'amour atteint,
Voyant des roses sur ton teint,
Qui ne sont pas de son empire ?

Sa bouche, d'odeur toute pleine,
A soufflé sur notre chemin,
Mêlant un esprit de jasmin
À l'ambre de ta douce haleine.

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

  • ENG English (Ahmed E. Ismail) , "Take my advice, dear Climene", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Laura Stanfield Prichard) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (Stephen Shea) , "I tremble when I see your face", copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission [an adaptation]
  • FIN Finnish (Suomi) (Erkki Pullinen) , copyright © 2016, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • GER German (Deutsch) (Nele Gramß) , copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 112
Word count: 611

Language: Finnish (Suomi)  after the French (Français) 
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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 14-16 of the original text.

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This text was added to the website: 2016-08-16
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