by
Théophile de Viau (1590 - 1626)
À Chloris
Language: French (Français)
Available translation(s): ENG ENG GER ITA SPA SPA
S'il est vrai, Chloris, que tu m'aimes,
Mais j'entends, que tu m'aimes bien,
Je ne crois point que les rois mêmes
Aient un bonheur pareil au mien.
Que la mort serait importune
De venir changer ma fortune
A la félicité des cieux!
Tout ce qu'on dit de l'ambroisie
Ne touche point ma fantaisie
Au prix des grâces de tes yeux.
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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):
Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Emily Ezust) , "To Chloris", copyright © 2013
- ENG English [singable] (Peter Low) , "A Chloris", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- GER German (Deutsch) (Elaine Marie Ortiz-Arandes) , "An Chloris", copyright © 2015, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- ITA Italian (Italiano) (Ferdinando Albeggiani) , copyright © 2009, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (Elisa Rapado) , "A Chloris", copyright © 2007, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
- SPA Spanish (Español) (José Miguel Llata) , "A Chloris", copyright © 2020, (re)printed on this website with kind permission
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Word count: 60
An Chloris
Language: German (Deutsch)  after the French (Français)
Wenn es wahr ist, Chloris, dass du mich liebst,
und ich höre, dass du mich aufrichtig liebst,
dann kann ich nicht glauben, dass die Könige dasselbe
Glück, gleich dem meinen, haben können.
Wie Ungelegen wäre der Tod,
wenn er kommen würde, um mein Glück
mit den Glückseligkeiten des Himmels zu tauschen.
Alles, was man von Ambrosia sagt,
genügt keinesfalls meiner Vorstellungsgabe
von der Gunst deiner Augen.
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- Translation from French (Français) to German (Deutsch) copyright © 2015 by Elaine Marie Ortiz-Arandes, (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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This text was added to the website: 2015-09-21
Line count: 10
Word count: 66