by
Louis Pomey (1835 - 1901)
Aime‑moi
Language: French (Français) after the Spanish (Español)
Tu commandes qu'on t'oublie,
J'ai grand peine à t'obéir;
Mais ainsi le veut ma mie,
Son désir est mon désir.
Vraiment, mon désir,
Lorsque joyeux je m'élance,
Tu rougis et veux me fuir;
Mon amour est une offense,
Pourquoi donc t'en souvenir?
Mais quoi! des pleurs, ma belle;
Ecoute, apaise-toi;
Plus de folle querelle,
Je t'adore, aime-moi.
Tu commandes qu'on t'oublie [etc.]
...
Mais quoi! tu pleures ma belle
Sois clémente, apaise-toi,
Plus d'inutile querelle,
Je t'adore; Sois à moi!
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Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in German (Deutsch), a translation by Leopold Flamberg ; composed by Pauline Viardot-García.
- Also set in Polish (Polski), a translation by Jan Konstanty Chęciński (1826 - 1874) ; composed by Pauline Viardot-García.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Barbara Miller) , "Love me", copyright © 2004, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
Researcher for this page: Barbara Miller
This text was added to the website between May 1995 and September 2003.
Line count: 19
Word count: 79
Love me
Language: English after the French (Français)
You command one to forget you,
I take great pains in obeying you;
But thus my ladylove wants it,
Her wish is my wish.
Truly, truly, my desire,
While, happy, I rush forward,
You blush and want to flee me
My love is an offense,
Why then do you remember it?
But what! tears, my beauty;
Listen, calm down;
No more crazy quarrelling,
I adore you, love me.
You command one to forget you, [etc.]
...
But what! you weep, my beauty,
Be merciful, calm down,
No more useless quarrelling,
I adore you, be mine.
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Based on:
- a text in French (Français) by Louis Pomey (1835 - 1901), "Aime‑moi"
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This text was added to the website: 2004-04-21
Line count: 19
Word count: 94
