Oh savez-vous qui m'aime

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by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796)

Translation © by Pierre Mathé

Morag

(Sung text for setting by J. Haydn)

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Language: Scottish (Scots)

Our translations: ENG

O, wha is she that loes me
And has my heart a-keeping?
O, sweet is she that lo'es me,
As dews o' summer weeping,
In tears the rosebuds steeping!
  Refrain: O, that's the lassie o' my heart,
    My lassie ever dearer!
    O, she's the queen o' womankind,
    And ne'er a ane to peer her!

If thou shalt meet a lassie,
In grace and beauty charming,
That e'en thy chosen lassie,
Erewhile thy breast sae warming,
Had ne'er sic powers alarming :
  Refrain

 ... 

If thou hast met this fair one,
When frae her thou hast parted,
If every other fair one
But her, thou hast deserted,
And thou art broken-hearted,
  Refrain.

Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,4 of the original text.

Composition:

(Franz) Joseph Haydn

Text Authorship:

by Robert Burns (1759 - 1796), "O, wat ye wha that lo'es me"

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

ENG English (Pierre Mathé) , copyright © 2014, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Word count: 138

Oh savez‑vous qui m'aime

(Sung text translation for setting by J. Haydn)

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Language: English after the Scottish (Scots)

Oh quelle est celle qui m'aime
Et qui garde mon cœur ?
Oh, douce est celle qui m'aime,
Comme la rosée qui pleure en été,
Inondant des ses larmes les boutons de roses !
Refrain :  Ô, c'est la fille de mon cœur
  Ma fille toujours plus chère !
  Ô, elle est la reine des femmes
  Et aucune ne l'égale !

Si tu rencontres une fille
À la grâce et la beauté charmantes,
Que même la fille de ton choix,
Qui depuis peu t'échauffe tant le cœur,
N'a pas de pouvoirs aussi troublants :
  Refrain

 ... 

Si tu as rencontré une beauté,
Après t'en être séparé,
Si toute autre beauté,
Sauf elle, tu as abandonnée,
Et si tu as le cœur brisé,
  Refrain.

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Note: the text above is taken from stanzas 1-2,4 of the original text.

J. Haydn a mis en musique les strophes 1-2, 4.

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This text was added to the website: 2014-10-23
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Word count: 144