Rosette, because I stayed away

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by Philippe Desportes (1545 - 1606)

Translation © by Judith Kellock

Rosette

(Sung text for setting by G. Huberti)

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Language: French (Français)

Our translations: ENG

Rosette, pour un peu d'absence
Votre cœur vous avez changé ;
Et moi, sachant cette inconstance,
Le mien autre part j'ai rangé.
Jamais plus beauté si légère
Sur moi tant de pouvoir n'aura.
Nous verrons, volage bergère,
Qui premier s'en repentira.

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Gustave Léon Huberti

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Text Authorship:

by Philippe Desportes (1545 - 1606), "Villanelle", subtitle: "Que le Duc de Guise chantait à sa maitresse au Chateau de Blois, pendant la terrible nuit du 23 Décembre 1588", appears in Bergeries, in Diverses Amours

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Rosette, because I stayed away

(Sung text translation for setting by G. Huberti)

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Language: English after the French (Français)

Rosette, because I stayed away
A little while, your heart has changed,
And I, knowing your inconstancy,
Therefore wanted no part of you.
No more will fickle beauty
Keep me helpless:
We'll soon see, flighty shepherdess,
Who will be the first to repent.

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