by Anonymous / Unidentified Author
Depuis qu'une autre a su te plaire
Language: French (Français)
Depuis qu'une autre a su te plaire
Chaque jour me voit dépérir.
Quand Malvina ne t'est plus chère,
Malvina ne veut que mourir.
Pourtant sa faible voix t'implore,
Non pour réclamer ton amour, non non non,
Mais avant de perdre le jour,
Pour te voir une fois encore,
Avant de perdre le jour te voir,
Te voir, oh! te voir une fois encore.
Hâte toi, le trépas s'avance;
Viens voir celle qui t'adorait
Mourir sur un lit de souffrance d'amour,
De honte et de regret.
Mais ce n'est point son agonie
Ni la mort empreinte en ses traits,
Non non non...
Ah! qui te diront que pour jamais
Malvina va perdre la vie,
Pour jamais, pour jamais Malvina,
Malvina pour jamais va perdre la vie.
Mais si languissante, abattue,
Je ne sais plus compter tes pas,
Quand tu paraîtras à ma vue,
Si tout mon corps ne frémit pas,
Si tout mon regard ne peut te suivre,
Si ma voix ne peut te nommer,
Ah! si mon coeur a cessé d'aimer,
Alors j'aurai cessé de vivre.
Si mon coeur a cessé d'aimer alors,
Alors j'aurai cessé de vivre.
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- ENG English (Luk Laerenbergh) , "Since another has pleased you", copyright ©, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 188
Since another has pleased you
Language: English after the French (Français)
Since another has pleased you
Each day is witness to my fading away.
When Malvina is no longer dear to you,
Malvina only wants to die.
Still her weak voice implores you,
Not to reclaim your love, no no no,
But before her days should end
To see you once again,
Before her days should end to see you,
See you, oh! see you once again.
Hurry, death comes closer;
Come to see the one who adored you
Dying on her love-sick bed,
Of shame and regret.
But it is not her agony
Nor death marked on her face,
No no no...
Ah! None of these will ever tell you
That Malvina will loose her life forever,
Forever, forever Malvina,
Malvina will loose her life forever.
But so languid, downcast,
I can no longer count your steps,
When you will appear before my eyes,
If whole my body does not quiver,
If my eyes cannot follow you,
If my voice cannot call you,
Ah! if my heart has ceased to love,
Then I will have ceased to live.
If my heart has ceased to love,
Then I will have ceased to live.
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Word count: 192