Lyrics of J.-P.-E. Martini: Plaisir d'amour - Andrea Bocelli, London Symphony Orchestra, Lorin Maazel

J.-P.-E. Martini: Plaisir d'amour (original)

Plaisir d’amour ne dure qu’un moment,
Chagrin d’amour dure toute la vie.
J’ai tout quitté
pour l’ingrate Sylvie.
Elle me quitte et prend un autre amant.
Plaisir d’amour ne dure qu’un moment,
Chagrin d’amour dure toute la vie.
«Tant que cette eau coulera doucement
Vers ce ruisseau qui borde la prairie,
Je t’aimerai,"me répétait Sylvie.
L’eau coule encor,
elle a changé pourtant.
Plaisir d’amour ne dure qu’un moment,
Chagrin d’amour dure toute la vie.
The Pleasure Of Love
Love’s pleasure lasts but a moment
Love’s sorrow lasts all throughout life.
I would have left everything
for faithless Sylvia,
But she left me and took another lover.
Love’s pleasure lasts but a moment
Love’s sorrow lasts all throughout life.
«As long as the water flows gently
To the stream that borders the meadow,
I will love you», repeated Sylvia to me.
The water still flows,
but she has changed.
Love’s pleasure lasts but a moment

(translation)

Pleasure of love only lasts a moment,
Heartache lasts a lifetime.
I left everything
for the ungrateful Sylvie.
She leaves me and takes another lover.
Pleasure of love only lasts a moment,
Heartache lasts a lifetime.
“As long as this water runs gently
To that stream that borders the meadow,
I will love you," Sylvie repeated to me.
The water is still flowing,
she has changed though.
Pleasure of love only lasts a moment,
Heartache lasts a lifetime.
The Pleasure Of Love
Love's pleasure lasts but a moment
Love's sorrow lasts all throughout life.
I wanted to have left everything
for faithless Sylvia,
But she left me and took another lover.
Love's pleasure lasts but a moment
Love's sorrow lasts all throughout life.
"As long as the water flows gently
To the stream that borders the meadow,
I will love you,” repeated Sylvia to me.
The water still flows,
but she has changed.
Love's pleasure lasts but a moment