Alas, I cannot love you for loving you too much | Alas, I cannot love you for loving you too much

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by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)

Translation © by David Wyatt

Las ! Pour vous trop aymer

(Sung text for setting by P. Certon)

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Language: French (Français)

Our translations: ENG

Las! pour vous trop aymer je ne vous puis aymer,
Car il fault en aimant avoir discretion:
Helas! je ne l'ay pas: car trop d'affection
Me vient trop folement tout le cueur enflammer.

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

Composition:

Pierre Certon

Text Authorship:

by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)

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ENG English (David Wyatt) , "Alas, I cannot love you for loving you too much", 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: 115

Alas, I cannot love you for loving you too much

(Sung text translation for setting by P. Certon)

See original

Language: English after the French (Français)

Alas, I cannot love you for loving you too much
For, you say, in loving we need to be discreet.
Alas, I'm not, for too much affection
Comes and enflames my heart too foolishly.

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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: 2012-06-06
Line count: 14
Word count: 119