Language: French (Français)
Quittez mon cœur, doux souvenir ;
Je ne peux plus vous retenir.
Que voulez-vous ? Est-ce ma vie ?
Ma vie, hélas ! n'est plus à moi ;
Il faut me rendre avec ma foi,
Jusqu'à mes pleurs qu'on vous envie.
Quittez mon cœur, doux souvenir ;
Je ne peux plus vous retenir.
Fuyez l'amant qui me fut tendre,
Il ne veut pas vous recevoir ;
Et si vous voulez me revoir,
Allez au ciel, allez m'attendre.
Quittez mon cœur, doux souvenir ;
Je ne peux plus vous retenir.
Là, quand vous me verrez paraître
Si Dieu le veut, volez vers moi.
Au Ciel, pour l'aimer sans effroi,
Quel bonheur de se reconnaître !
Quittez mon cœur, doux souvenir ;
Je ne veux plus vous retenir.
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- ENG English (Laura Stanfield Prichard) , "Farewell to all of it", copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Language: English after the French (Français)
Quit my heart, sweet memory;
I can hardly remember you.
What do you want? Is it my life?
My life, alas, is longer my own;
I've surrendered it, along with my faith,
right down to my tears that prove how much you are desired.
Quit my heart, sweet memory;
I can hardly remember you.
Flee the memory of the lover who was tender to me,
He will not receive you with love;
And if you want to see me again,
Go to heaven, go and await me.
Quit my heart, sweet memory;
I can hardly remember you.
There, when you see me appear
If God wills it, fly to me.
In Heaven, one can love without fear,
What happiness to recognize yourself!
Quit my heart, sweet memory;
I can hardly remember you.
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