by Pierre de Ronsard (1524 - 1585)

Je ne saurois aymer autre que vous
 (Sung text for setting by J. Castro)
 See original
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG ENG
  Je ne saurois aimer autre que vous,
Non, Dame, non, je ne saurois le faire:
Autre que vous ne me sauroit complaire,
Et fust Venus descendue entre nous.
   Vos yeus me sont si gracieus et dous,
Que d'un seul clin ils me peuvent defaire,
D'un autre clin tout soudain me refaire,
Me faisans vivre ou mourir en deux coups.
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Composition:

    Set to music by Jean de Castro (c1540 - c1600), "Je ne saurois aymer autre que vous", lines 1-8

Text Authorship:

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

  • ENG English (Faith J. Cormier) , "I wouldn't know how to love any but you", copyright © 2000, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
  • ENG English (John Glenn Paton) , copyright © 2011, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


Researcher for this page: John Glenn Paton [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 14
Word count: 103