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by Jean de Bouillon

J'ay vue les beaux yeux de Silvie
Language: French (Français) 
J'ay vue les beaux yeux de Silvie,
Et quand leurs doux regards me cousteroient la vie
Je ne m'en plaindrois pas:
La gloire est sans seconde
De voir l'arrest de mon trespas
Dedans les plus beaux yeux du monde.

Je veux qu'ils soient inexorables,
Les maux les plus cruels et les plus redoutables
Ont pour moy des appas:
La gloire est sans seconde
De conserver jusqu'au trespas
Le cœur le plus constant du monde.

Je veux que leurs traits adorables
Soient aux autres amants cruels et redoutables,
Ils seront doux pour moy:
La gloire est sans seconde
D'apprendre à conserver sa foy
Dedans les plus beaux yeux du monde.

Text Authorship:

  • by Jean de Bouillon  [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 Michel Lambert (1610 - 1696), "J'ay vue les beaux yeux de Silvie" [
     text verified 1 time
    ]

Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]

This text was added to the website: 2012-04-29
Line count: 18
Word count: 109

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