Seven years as a shepherd Jacob served

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by Luís de Camões (c1524 - 1580)

Translation © by Andrew Schneider

Sete anos de pastor Jacob servia

Language: Portuguese (Português)

Our translations: ENG FRE

Sete anos de pastor Jacob servia
Labão, pai de Raquel, serrana bela;
Mas não servia ao pai, servia a ela,
E a ela só por prémio pretendia.

Os dias, na esperança de um só dia,
Passava, contentando-se com vê-la;
Porém o pai, usando de cautela,
Em lugar de Raquel lhe dava Lia.

Vendo o triste pastor que com enganos
Lhe fora assim negada a sua pastora,
Como se a não tivera merecida,

Começa de servir outros sete anos,
Dizendo: -- Mais servira, se não fora
Para tão longo amor tão curta a vida!

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Text Authorship:

by Luís de Camões (c1524 - 1580), "Sete anos de pastor Jacob servia" [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 Berta Alves de Sousa (1906 - 1997), "Sete Anos de Pastor", 1966 [ medium voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
by Paulo Florence (1864 - 1949), "Sete anos de pastor", 192-? [ voice and piano ], from Cinco sonetos, no. 4 [sung text not yet checked]
by Glauco Velasquez (1883 - 1914), "Sete anos de pastor", op. 108 (1913) [ voice and chamber orchestra or piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]

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

ENG English (Andrew Schneider) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , copyright © 2018, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2010-06-27
Line count: 14
Word count: 92

Seven years as a shepherd Jacob served

Language: English after the Portuguese (Português)

Seven years as a shepherd Jacob served
for Laban, father of Rachel,
the beauteous highlander,
but he did not slave away for the father,
but for her, and for her alone
did he strive as reward for his labors.

The days, in hope of the sole awaited day,
he passed, contenting himself with seeing her.
However, the father, employing his caution,
gave him Leah in place of Rachel.

The doleful shepherd, seeing that with treachery
he had been so denied his shepherdess,
in a manner he had not deserved,

Begins to serve for another seven years,
saying, "More I had served, if only life were not 
so short for such a long love!"

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Translations of title(s):
"Sete anos de pastor" = "Seven years as a shepherd"
"Sete anos de pastor Jacob servia" = "Seven years as a shepherd Jacob served"

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This text was added to the website: 2018-06-05
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Word count: 113