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by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)

Amour, donne moy paix ou treve
 (Sung text for setting by R. de Lassus)
 See original
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Amour, Amour, donne moy paix ou treve,
Ou bien retire, et d'un garrot plus fort
Tranche ma vie et m'avance la mort.
Me bienheurant d'une langeur plus breve.

Soit que la jour ou se couche ou se leve
Je sens toujours un penser qui me mord.
Et contumax au cours de son effort 
De pis en pis mes angoisses rengrève.

Que doy-je faire ?  Amour me fait errer
Si hautement, que je n'ose esperer
De mon salut que la desesperance.

Puis qu'Amour donc ne me veut secourir
Pour me defendre il me plait de mourir.
Et par la mort trouver ma delivrance.

Composition:

    Set to music by Roland de Lassus (1532 - 1594), "Amour, donne moy paix ou treve"

Text Authorship:

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

See other settings of this text.

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

  • ENG English (David Wyatt) , "Love, Love, give me peace or a truce", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 102

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