Benjamin Godard Chanson de Malherbe

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Chanson de Malherbe lyrics by François de Malherbe

Ils s’en vont ces rois de ma vie,
Ces yeux, ces beaux yeux,
Dont l’éclat fait pâlir d’envie
Ceux mêmes des cieux.

Dieux, amis de l’innocence,
Qu’ai-je fait pour mériter
Les ennuis où cette absence
Me va précipiter ?

Elle s’en va cette merveille
Pour qui nuit et jour,
Quoi que la raison me conseille,
Je brûle d’amour.

Dieux, amis de l’innocence,
Qu’ai-je fait pour mériter
Les ennuis où cette absence
Me va précipiter ?

Song of Malherbe  translation by Vogler & Lindqvist

They part, these kings of my life
these eyes, these beautiful eyes
whose brightness makes
even the heavens pale with envy

Gods, friends of innocence
What have I done to deserve
the pain, when this absence
makes me despair

They leave, these wonders
for which I, day and night,
against all reason
burn of love

Gods, friends of innocence
What have I done to deserve
the pain, when this absence
makes me despair

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