Pavane – Belle qui tiens ma vie

Song by Thoinot Arbeau Themes LovePeriod 16th century

Belle who holds my life
Captive in your eyes,
Who has ravished my soul
With a gracious smile,
Come quickly to my aid
Or I must die.(repeat)
Why do you flee, pretty one,
If I am near you,
When I look at your eyes
I lose myself within me,
For your perfections
Change my actions.(repeat)
Your beauties and your grace
And your divine words
Have warmed the ice
That was freezing my bones,
And have filled my heart
With an amorous ardor.(repeat)
My soul wanted to be
Free from passions,
But Love has made himself master
Of my affections,
And has placed under his law
Both my heart and my faith.(repeat)
Come closer then, my beauty,
Come closer, you my good,
Be no longer rebellious to me
Since my heart is yours.
To soothe my pain,
Give me a kiss.(repeat)
I die, my little angel,
I die kissing you.
Your mouth so very sweet
Is ravishing my good.
At this stroke my spirits
Are all smitten with love.(repeat)
Sooner will we see the wave
Flow back against the mountain,
And sooner the eye of the world
Will cease to burn,
Than the love that pricks me
Will decrease by a single point.(repeat)

Thoinot Arbeau

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