Belles dames | Belles dames, c'est vanité

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by Gaudenzio Brunacci (1631 - 1667)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Donne belle

Language: Italian (Italiano)

Our translations: FRE

Donne belle e vanità
il dire ch'il core
al male d'amore
rimedio non ha.
Altri ha fede alla speranza
altri al tempo i voti porge
altri pure alfin s'accorge
che non valla lontananza.
Io ch'a prova il fè per pietà
vel dirò il rimedio
d'Amor: è l'incostanza
e credetelo a me, che così sta.
Donne belle.
Non tormenta gelosia
credeltà son crucia il seno
siasi Adone, o sia Bireno
mai dira la sorte è ria.
Tal sempre in libertà
alfin s'accorgerà
che'l doresi d'Amore è una follia
e credetelo a me, che così sta.
Donne belle.

Text Authorship:

by Gaudenzio Brunacci (1631 - 1667) [author's text not yet checked 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 Barbara Strozzi (1619 - 1677), "Donne belle", op. 8 no. 12, published 1664 [soprano, continuo], from Arie, no. 12, Francesco Magni, called Gardano, Venice [ sung text verified 1 time]

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

FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "Belles dames", copyright © 2017, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Guy Laffaille [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2017-05-20
Line count: 22
Word count: 96

Belles dames

Language: French (Français) after the Italian (Italiano)

Belles dames, c'est vanité
de dire que le cœur
pour le mal d'amour
n'a pas de remède.
Certains ont foi en l'espoir,
d'autres présentent leurs vœux au temps,
d'autres s'apercevront à la fin
que l'éloignement ne vaut rien.
Moi en témoignage par pitié
je vous dirai le remède
d'amour : c'est l'inconstance,
et croyez-moi c'est ainsi.
Belles dames,
La jalousie ne tourmente pas,
la cruauté ne torture pas son cœur.
Qu'il soit Adonis ou Bireno
il ne dira jamais que le sort est coupable.
L'homme toujours en liberté 
à la fin s'apercevra
que souffrir d'amour est une folie,
et croyez-moi, c'est ainsi.
Belles dames.

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This text was added to the website: 2017-07-18
Line count: 22
Word count: 103