J'essaie d'échapper à la maladie de l'amour | J'essaie d'échapper à la maladie de l'amour en vain

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by John Dryden (1631 - 1700) and by Robert Howard, Sir (1626 - 1698)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

I attempt from Love's sickness to fly in...

Language: English

Our translations: CAT FRE GER

I attempt from Love's sickness to fly in vain,
Since I am myself my own fever and pain.

No more now, fond heart, with pride no more swell,
Thou canst not raise forces enough to rebel.
  I attempt from Love's sickness, etc..

For Love has more power and less mercy than fate,
To make us seek ruin and love those that hate.
  I attempt from Love's sickness, etc..

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Text Authorship:

by John Dryden (1631 - 1700) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
by Robert Howard, Sir (1626 - 1698) [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 (Edward) Benjamin Britten (1913 - 1976), "I attempt from love's sickness to fly", 1960 [ voice and piano ], a realization of the Purcell song. Confirmed with a CD booklet [sung text checked 1 time]
by Henry Purcell (1658/9 - 1695), "I attempt from Love's sickness to fly", alternate title: "Rondo", Z. 630 (1695), from the incidental music to The Indian Queen, no. [sung text checked 1 time]

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

CAT Catalan (Català) (Salvador Pila) , copyright © 2024, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , "J'essaie d'échapper à la maladie de l'amour", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
GER German (Deutsch) (Elaine Marie Ortiz-Arandes) , "Vergebens suche ich der Krankheit der Liebe zu entfliehen", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

Researcher for this page: Virginia Knight

This text was added to the website: 2003-11-15
Line count: 8
Word count: 70

J'essaie d'échapper à la maladie de l'amour

Language: French (Français) after the English

J'essaie d'échapper à la maladie de l'amour en vain,
Puisque je suis moi-même mes propres fièvre et douleur.

Cher cœur, tu ne te gonfleras plus de fierté,
Tu ne peux lever assez de forces pour te rebeller.
  J'essaie d'échapper à la maladie, etc.

Car l'amour a plus de pouvoir et moins de pitié que les destin
Pour nous faire chercher la ruine et aimer ceux qui nous haïssent.
  J'essaie d'échapper à la maladie, etc.

Text Authorship:

Translation from English to French (Français) copyright © 2010 by Guy Laffaille, (re)printed on this website with kind permission. To reprint and distribute this author's work for concert programs, CD booklets, etc., you may ask the copyright-holder(s) directly or ask us; we are authorized to grant permission on their behalf. Please provide the translator's name when contacting us.
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Based on:

a text in English by John Dryden (1631 - 1700) and by Robert Howard, Sir (1626 - 1698)
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This text was added to the website: 2010-02-08
Line count: 8
Word count: 74