Louise Labé's Sonnet VIII inspired Claire to write and compose the opera The Last Sonnet. It also provides the lyrics for the opera's finale as the heroine Lilea sings the title aria The Last Sonnet. SONNET VIII by Louise Labé - (1525 - 1566) |
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Ie vis, ie meurs: ie me brule et me noye.
Tout à un coup ie ris et ie larmoye,
Ainsi Amour inconstamment me meine:
Puis quand ie croy ma ioye estre certeine, |
I live, I die, I burn, but drown,
At the same time I laugh and cry,
Thus inconstant Eros leads me on:
And when I believe my joy secure,   English translation by John Jamieson, NZTC International. |
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