Sweet lady, as long as I live | Sweet lady, as long as I live

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by Guillaume de Machaut (c1300 - 1377)

Translation © by David Wyatt

Douce dame, tant com vivray

Language: French (Français)

Our translations: ENG

Douce dame, tant com vivray,
Sera mes cuers à vos devis;

Car mis en vos las vivre ay,
  Douce dame, tant com vivray.

Pour un dous regart qui vi vray,
Naissant de vo gracieus vis,
  Douce dame, tant com vivray,
  Sera mes cuers à vo devis.

Text Authorship:

by Guillaume de Machaut (c1300 - 1377) [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Guillaume de Machaut (c1300 - 1377), "Douce dame, tant com vivray" [vocal duet], rondeau [
text verified 1 time
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Available translations, adaptations, and transliterations (if applicable):

ENG English (David Wyatt) , title 1: "Sweet lady, as long as I live", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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Word count: 46

Sweet lady, as long as I live

Language: English after the French (Français)

Sweet lady, as long as I live
My heart will be at your disposal;

For I have put my life in your snare,
    Sweet lady, as long as I live.

For a sweet glance which I saw truly
Born on your graceful face,
    Sweet lady, as long as I live
    My heart will be at your disposal.

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Based on:

a text in French (Français) by Guillaume de Machaut (c1300 - 1377)
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This text was added to the website: 2015-01-13
Line count: 8
Word count: 57