by Jean Pierre Claris de Florian (1755 - 1794)
Translation by Anonymous / Unidentified Author

Plaisir d'amour ne dure qu'un moment
Language: French (Français) 
Our translations:  ENG
Plaisir d'amour ne dure qu'un moment ;
Chagrin d'amour dure toute la vie,
J'ai tout quitté pour l'ingrate Sylvie :
Elle me quitte, et prend un autre amant.
Plaisir d'amour ne dure qu'un moment ;
Chagrin d'amour dure toute la vie.

Tant que cette eau coulera doucement
Vers [le]1 ruisseau qui borde la prairie,
Je t'aimerai, me répétoit Sylvie :
L'eau coule encore ; elle a changé pourtant,
Plaisir d'amour ne dure qu'un moment ;
Chagrin d'amour dure toute la vie.

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Confirmed with Nouvelles de M. de Florian, third edition, Paris, P. Didot l'aîné, 1792, page 376. Note: the word "répétoit" can be modernized to "répétait" (stanza 2, line 3)

Note: the first two lines are quoted by Piachaud in his La chanson de l'indifférent.

1 Martini: "ce"

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  • ENG English (Barbara Miller) , "The pleasure of love", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission


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Language: Italian (Italiano)  after the French (Français) 
Piacer d'amor più che un dì sol non dura:
Martir d'amor tutta la vita dura.
Tutto scordai per lei, per Silvia infida;
Ella or mi scorda e ad altro amor s'affida.
Piacer d'amor più che un dì sol non dura:
Martir d'amor tutta la vita dura.

Finchè tranquillo scorrerà il ruscel
Là verso il mar che cinge la pianura 
Io t'amerò, mi disse l'infedele.
Scorre il rio ancor, ma cangiò in lei l'amor.
Piacer d'amor più che un dì sol non dura:
Martir d'amor tutta la vita dura.

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