Depuis que de la vue de ma chère Astrée | Depuis que de la vue de ma chère Astrée

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by Thomas Betterton (1635? - 1710) and by Philip Massinger (1583 - 1640)

Translation © by Guy Laffaille

Since from my dear Astrea's sight

Language: English after the English

Our translations: FRE

Since from my dear Astraea's sight
I was so rudely torn,
My soul has never known delight,
Unless it were to mourn.

But oh! alas, with weeping eyes
And bleeding heart I lie;
Thinking on her, whose absence 'tis,
That makes me wish to die.

Text Authorship:

by Thomas Betterton (1635? - 1710) [an adaptation] [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
by Philip Massinger (1583 - 1640) [an adaptation] [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Based on:

a text in English by John Fletcher (1579 - 1625) [text unavailable]
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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):

by Henry Purcell (1658/9 - 1695), "Since from my dear Astrea's sight", Z. 627 no. 31b (1690), from Prophetess or The History of Dioclesian, no. 31b, App2 [
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FRE French (Français) (Guy Laffaille) , title 1: "Depuis que de la vue de ma chère Astrée", copyright © 2010, (re)printed on this website with kind permission

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This text was added to the website: 2003-11-21
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Depuis que de la vue de ma chère Astrée

Language: French (Français) after the English

Depuis que de la vue de ma chère Astrée
J'ai été si violemment arraché,
Mon âme n'a plus jamais connu de délice,
Sinon celui de pleurer.

Mais, oh, hélas, avec les yeux en larmes
Et le cœur qui saigne je suis étendu ;
En pensant à celle dont l'absence
Me fait souhaiter de mourir.

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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 Thomas Betterton (1635? - 1710) [an adaptation] and by Philip Massinger (1583 - 1640) [an adaptation]
- Go to the text page.

Based on:

a text in English by John Fletcher (1579 - 1625) [text unavailable]
- Go to the text page.

This text was added to the website: 2010-02-09
Line count: 8
Word count: 53