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Your eyes
Your eyes have no love
that I know of,
they freeze me, rob me,
wound me, kill me, by God!
Why do you look at me
with such hurt
and imprison
me in my heart?
For if you look at me
I'll put the blame on you!
English translation by Paul Archer of the text of Vuestros ojos by an anonymous composer and published in A Musicall Banquet by Robert Dowland (1610).
Vuestros ojos
Vuestros ojos tienen
d'Amor no sé qué,
que me yelan, me roban,
me hieren, me matan, a fè!
Porque me mirays
con tanta aflicción,
y a mi corazón,
me aprisionays?
Que si vos me mirays
yo os acusare.
Recording. Raquel Andueza and La Galanía.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzDB1kk8IVk
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